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Please see attached Dean’s Superintendent’s Report for June. Superintendent Corner June 2015

Congratulations to Thurgoona member Jason Akermanis for his induction into the AFL Hall of Fame on Friday night, a distinction which caps off a long list of playing honours over a remarkable career.  Well done on this fantastic achievement.

Please note that we are experiencing a heavy frost this morning (Wed 3rd June).  Our best estimate is 8am before walkers and 9am before carts.  Thanks for your understanding.

In order to preserve the fairways as best as possible through the winter, we are moving to a Rough Only policy for motorized carts.  All cart users are reminded to stay off of the fairways during the play of each […]

The Murray District Golf Association is holding a Special General Meeting this Sunday 31st May, 10am at Howlong Golf Club.  The meeting is to table a proposed constitution change to the MDGA.  A light lunch will be served following the […]

Please note that the first tee time through the winter months will be 7:15am.  With the lack of daylight in the mornings through winter this will allow the grounds staff time to have the course prepared prior to the golfers […]

As our grass growing season has come to an end we are closing the grass tees and moving the range back onto the synthetic through the winter months beginning Monday 1st June.  The roped off area to the left of […]

Thurgoona is now offering Caddy Challenge to its members.  See the attached information sheet and website for full details. CaddyChallenge

It’s that time of year when frost delays become an issue at Thurgoona. Please note that on frosty mornings it may be necessary to delay the starting times for carts and/or golfers until the frost lifts.  This helps to prevent […]

In its effort to address the problem of slow play at Thurgoona the Committee is asking all members to please adhere to the following guidelines to assist in keeping to a pace of 4 hours and 10 minutes.  Note that these […]