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Tee Draw Survey

Following regular correspondence to the Board relating to the weekly tee draw, the Board has decided to seek member feedback as to their preference for the weekend tee time booking system.

To this end, a short two-minute survey has been prepared for members to provide their thoughts. The survey is confidential and will be sent via email to all eligible six- and seven-day members in the coming days. Once the responses have been compiled, they will then be presented to the Board for consideration.

Breast Cancer Charity Day

We are thrilled to announce the return of the Eastlake Charity Day! On Sunday, 15th September, instead of our regular singles competition, we will be hosting a charity day in support of Breast Cancer Trials. This event, taking place the weekend after our green renovations, presents a fantastic opportunity for a more relaxed round of golf while supporting a meaningful cause.

Date: Sunday, 15th September
Format: 4 Person Ambrose
Start Time: Shotgun start at 8:00 AM
Cost: $25 per person for 6- and 7-day members (includes a $10 donation to "Tee Off Breast Cancer Trials" and $1 Super Pin on the 17th hole); $75 per person for 2/5-day members and visitors
Player Limit: 128 players (32 walking & 96 in carts; teams of walkers are limited.
Lunch: Buffet lunch served after the round at $35 per person (optional).
Entries Close: Monday, 9 September

Registration:

Teams: Registrations are exclusively via the registration form below. A team of 4 players must be registered, as we will not accept single player entries.
Assistance: If you do not have a full team or require an extra player to complete your group, please let us know, and we will do our best to assist.

Additionally, if any member has prizes to donate for this day, it would be greatly appreciated and will contribute to the success of the event. Please complete the attached registration form and return it to us as soon as possible to secure your spot.

Breast Cancer Charity Day Registration Form

Warren & Gibson Pennant

Our Club's Warren & Gibson Pennant teams are well placed at the halfway mark of the season, after two weeks of away matches. After a tie in round 2, the Warren (B Grade) side had a narrow loss on the weekend at Bexley (2-1), whilst the Gibson (C Grade) has had consecutive 2-1 losses in the last two away matches.

Both teams are looking forward to returning to Eastlake this week against Bexley, with the following home and away matches against Cumberland likely to determine the team(s) chance of progressing to the knockout stage. The results and standings can be found by clicking on the links below:

Warren (B Grade) Pennant Leader Board (Section 2)

Gibson (C Grade) Pennant Leader Board (Section 2)

Cock O' The Walk Final

Congratulations to the pair of Stephen O’Brien and Patrick Clarke who won the Cock O’ The Walk title on the weekend with a 6 & 5 victory over Marcus Alexander and Wilson Imrie.

Saturday’s final was played under cold and wet conditions, however Stephen and Patrick both handled the conditions with ease and proved too strong for their opponents.

The pair (pictured) will soon see their names join past champions on the honor board within the Clubhouse and we congratulate them on their success.

Eastlake GC on Uber Eats!

We are thrilled to announce that Eastlake Golf Club's Greenside Bar & Grill is now available on Uber Eats! Our delicious burgers and classic pub food can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your home.

Craving our signature Greenside Burger, crispy fish and chips, or a hearty chicken parma? Simply open the Uber Eats app, search for Greenside Bar & Grill, and place your order. Your meal will be prepared fresh and delivered to your door.

Can't make it to the club? No problem. Enjoy the flavors of Eastlake GC wherever you are. Perfect for a quiet night in, hosting friends, or a quick meal solution, Greenside Bar & Grill on Uber Eats has you covered.

If you love our food, please share your experience with friends and family. Word of mouth helps us reach more people in our community.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to serving you at the club and through Uber Eats.

Course Work

This week has seen plenty of work completed by our course team with the installation of drainage pits in the bank between the 4th and 15th fairways (pictured right).

The purpose of these pits is to capture excess water during periods of intense rain and allow it to drain away without washing out the bank. The bank will now be planted out with native grasses to stabilize it, and the areas under the pine trees mulched.

Members will also notice that several pine trees approved for removal as part of the Club's Course Safety plans have been removed from the base of the hill on the fourth hole (pictured below). The three pine trees on the right side of the image will be removed in September, with the plan for this hole seeing the top of the hill planted out with shrubs, and the area where the trees were to be levelled off and cut to fairway height, taking the neighboring houses out of play.

Eastlake GC Scramble Event

Eastlake Golf Club will once again be hosting a Scramble event on Tuesday 20 August with spots still available in the field. With over 400 Scramble events held annually, the event gives competitors the opportunity to qualify for the regional and national finals later in the year.

The format of this year's event is a 4-person Ambrose, at a cost of $80 for Eastlake members and $100 for guests. The entry fee includes a sleeve of Callaway balls, shared golf cart, post round snack and a chance to share in over $1700 in prizes.

Handicap limits do apply for this event with further details and registration available by clicking on the link below:

2024 Eastlake GC Scramble Event

Course Care

Members are reminded that with turf dormant through winter, divots, pitch marks and cart / buggy damage take significantly longer to repair.

As the attached image shows, practicing from the same spot on a green can cause significant wear and we would ask the putting devotee to please rotate their putting drills around the green to distribute wear in the future.

Members are requested to be vigilant during this winter period, in repairing their pitch marks, raking the bunkers and filling their divots with sand.

Daily Pace of Play

Members are reminded that the Club continues to track the Pace of Play for the field on a daily basis and send letters to those groups finishing behind the group in front. The image below is a snapshot of a recent daily Pace-of-Play report which shows the early groups completing their rounds is less than the guideline of 3 hours 40 minutes, and the steady increase in round times as the morning progresses.

Whilst group 25 (10:04am) completed their round in 4 hours 19 minutes, this could have been even faster had groups 5, 8 and 11 managed to complete their round within 10 minutes of the group in front as per the Club's Pace-of-Play policy.

We hope the image below shows members the effects one or more 'slow' groups can have on the rest of the field and make every effort to maintain the position in the field directly behind the group in front.

Recent Pace of Play Daily Report - Showing the effect of slow groups on the field.

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