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A warm spring day and an immaculate golf course greeted members for the 2023 Mixed Foursomes Championship on Sunday 1 October 2023. The team of Paul Blake and Tokiko Mino were crowned the gross 36-hole champions of 2023 with an impressive score of 156 gross, beating Glen Thomson and Shirley Dean by 4 shots. Paul and Tokiko shot an impressive 74 gross in the morning round and held on to win. This was Paul and Tokiko’s first time on the Honour Board, and a shout at the bar was a great gesture.
Peter and Jenene Spencer were the 36-hole nett winners with a fantastic score of 65.5 in the morning, beating Tony and Liz Hansen by a single stroke, with a total of 148.
The event was played in great spirit, and the field size was the biggest on record. We thank all the participants and hope to grow the event even more in the coming years.
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The next Social Sunday event will be held on The Palms golf course on Sunday 8 October 2023 with the event being a Teams Multiplication Stableford.
Date: Sunday 8 October
Time: 12pm shotgun start
Location: The Palms golf course
Bookings: Bookings are now open via the online tee sheet.
For a full list of Social Sunday rules please click here.
Congratulations to Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club Member Shirley Dean for her outstanding achievement in being selected for the Queensland (Qld) team for the Senior Interstate Stroke Teams event at the 2023 Australian Senior Golf Championship. This is a remarkable accomplishment and a testament to her dedication and skill in the sport. The following criteria was used to select both male and female players for this event: the leading available Qld player at the Qld Senior Amateur and the leading available Qld player in the Australian Senior Order of Merit at the close of entries of the Australian Senior Amateur. The Club wishes Shirley all the best of luck in representing Queensland and competing in this prestigious event.
You are invited to join us on Wednesday 1 November 2023 for an exclusive wine fine dining dinner with Gwyn Olsen, Senior Winemaker of Henschke Family Wines. Enjoy canapés and a four-course fine dining menu carefully paired with matching premium Henschke wines as we bring the Henschke cellar door to Sanctuary Cove.
Places are strictly limited and full event details will be released to Members early next week. To register your interest in this event, please click here.
This month, our Agronomist conducted water and soil tests using the saturated paste extraction method to analyse the current growing conditions and give us a snapshot of what’s going on under the playing surface. We conduct these tests regularly throughout the year to ensure that we are putting together the appropriate nutritional programs for optimal plant health. The results of the soil analysis showed that poor quality irrigation water is significantly impacting the root-zone in a negative way. This has the potential to cause turf decline through spring and summer unless decent rainfall is received.
The simplest way to demonstrate the impact of the irrigation water is to calculate the quantity of the sodium chloride (i.e. table or pool salt) that is applied to the greens during an irrigation event. 519,230L of water is applied over 3Ha of greens during a bi-weekly irrigation cycle. This quantity of water with the contained salts will apply 590kg of “table” or “pool” salt over the greens. The greens are often irrigated twice per week, so that is 1180kg of salt applied in a week. Over a month approximately four tonne, i.e. four pallets of “pool” salt has effectively been applied to the 3Ha of greens.
We have considered this in our ongoing programs, with applications of calcium being the main antidote to the applied sodium salt. Cultural practices such as regular aeration are also important to maintain a free-draining root-zone that can leach much of the applied salt.
However, in extreme conditions such as a prolonged period of hot and dry weather, these practices may still not be able to prevent turf decline to some degree. The image to the right shows the 7th green on The Pines golf course.
To ensure the highest quality of service and adequate staffing levels, the Club would like to remind all Members and their invited guests that breakfast and dinner reservations are to be made at least 24 hours prior to your arrival at the Club.
All dining reservations can be made via the Club’s website, the SCGCC app or by phoning 07 5699 9000. Thank you to all Members who have been making bookings to assist our operations.
As you are aware, Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club has recently transitioned to Northstar software. Please see following some important changes that impact Members. Click here to view further details.
The weekly Members’ Sunday Night Roast is held on Sunday evenings from 5:30pm.
The roast is $40 per person and includes a soup, a selection of traditional roast meats and vegetables and dessert.
Places are strictly limited, to avoid disappointment please book by phoning 07 5699 9000.
The Members’ Draw is conducted weekly at 6:30pm. Last Sunday’s Members drawn were Mr Jack Bain and Mrs Sandra Buckley. As Mr Bain and Mrs Buckley were not present, the amount has jackpotted to $2,000 Club Credit with two chances to win.
Date: Sunday 8 October 2023
Time: From 5:30pm
Location: Lakeview Bar
Bookings: To make a booking, please phone 07 5699 9000
