Extraordinary General Meeting
A reminder that there will be an extraordinary general meeting in the clubhouse on Sunday 11th February at 3 pm to discuss the proposed development of the practice facilities.The kitchen will close at 1pm to allow lounge to be set up for the meeting.
Bar And Catering
Thank you for your patience during the short closure of our bar and catering operations. A full service will resume on Friday 9th February and we are looking forward to seeing everyone as we build towards the new season.
Member Cards
Your membership cards will no longer be in use at the bar for the purchase of food or drink. Any balance you may have held with Oscars will be transferred into your competition account today and will be visible in the app, if you would prefer to be refunded please contact the office by email to make arrangements. admin@thecounty.co.uk
Whats App Community
We want to inform you of an important change in our communication process.As we aim to give you as much information as quick as we can it’s important that we also hear from our members.Therefore if you have any suggestions, require information or would like to provide positive or constructive feedback. This could be for greens, match or house as well as any suggestions to take the club forward please use the following address :- liaisonofficer@thecounty.co.ukThis adjustment aims to enhance direct contact with our convenors and committee members, ensuring a more efficient and prompt handling of your queries. Your cooperation in using the new contact information is greatly appreciated.Please note that the admin@thecounty.co.uk address is only to be used for queries such as your membership, health & safety and formal complaints._We now have around 150 members on our what’s app information channel. If you know a member that would benefit from joining this group please send them the following link_:-/chat.whatsapp.com/Fl1TLZitBds86ePKcuhN6k
Open Competitions
Early season open competitions are now available to book online. Please book early to avoid disappointment. The remaining competitions for 2024 will be available from 1st March.
Book Opens HERE
We need your help
We are looking for volunteers to act as starters on our open competition days. The role of the starter is crucial in ensuring the smooth running of competitions throughout the season. If you can spare any time to help on these dates please contact the match secretary gents.matchsec@thecounty.co.uk or call 01387253585 (option 4)
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4-May-23 Russell Cup
18-May-23 County & Nithsdale Cups
3-Jun-23 Loreburn Cup
7-Jul-23 Texas Scramble Open 13-Jul-23 Gents Senior Open Pairs 4BBB
21-Jul-23 Bobby Brotherston Trophy
1-Sep-23 Johnstone Cup
From The Greenkeeper
Course Maintenance on the Course 2023/24.
With a large number of deciduos trees shedding their leaves in the Autumn pre-Christmas was mainly about leaf collection, this takes three members of staff months to collect and other jobs like Aeration / cutting are slotted into the schedule. At the start of the New Year we started to Clear the Shrubs / undergrowth and some trees at the 1st Green / 2nd tee area and all around the 2nd green, the goal was to increase daylight in these areas, we have repeated this at the 3rd Ladies and Gents Tees and on the hill between 2nd green and 3rd ladies tee.
Some trees have been identified as a risk on the Edinburgh Road at the 2nd hole these will be removed by a contractor.
The next larger job to be undertaken will be the bunkers, this has already been started and will gather pace when the Green staff will increase to 5 staff as two new apprentices have been employed by the Club. The bunkers will be edged, stones removed, additional sand added, banking’s turfed so please bear with us when this is happening.
New Machinery was delivered to the Club at the end of last year and has already been used to slit the summer greens. The Tm system cassettes mount into a chassis and fit on our existing green machines, now we can Starspike greens to a depth of 30mm in a few hours keeping the surface open and providing a drier surface. Sarelroller cassette will be use in summer months in conjunction with topdressing operations to impregnate sand into the surface.
Steven Knaggs