This Year's Champions - Congratulations to all the final winners of last week
For competition updates, please refer to our calendar by clicking here, or on the results tab further down the newsletter.
This will keep you informed on the upcoming events, and results from recent weeks.
Ladies - Sunday, 4 October Stableford
Overall winner Alisa Moore 36 points
1st Div 2 Barbara Chater 31
1st Div 3 Valerie Barlow 31 Williams
Rose Bowl winner Alisa Moore 82 -09-73
In the image to the right, the Ladies team can be receiving the trophy from BBC commentator Maureen Madill, who played on the Ladies European Tour untill 1996.
Winter programme starts
Due to the fact that the mornings are now drawing in, can we ask those golfers that play very early in the morning to be aware of the Green's staff working ahead of them on the course. Please wait for the Green's staff to signal that you can play on, or please wait until they have moved on.
Greens
- HOC 4mm, Groomers set at 3mm
- Mowing 4-5 days a week.
- Rolled 1-2 times per week.
- Poa starting to go dormant, yellowing appearance.
- Preventative fungicide applied beginning of October.
- Spray dew dispersant on greens Monday in preparation for topdressing Thursday.
Tees
- HOC 10mm
- Application of iron to control moss ingress.
Fairways
- HOC 14mm - heights raised 28-09-15
- Application of iron end of season.
- Full course divot at end of season.
- Hollow core bare areas to remove organic matter.
Winter work starts this week with De-limbing oaks on the left sides of 4th and 16th. Pull weed from stream 15th. Leaf collecting and blowing has started. Continue as necessary.
Charity Pro-Am
The Club's Charity Pro-Am committee met last week to approve the accounts in their final meeting of the year. With just over £9,000 raised from this summer's event the chosen charities benefited so far are.
- Pancreatic Cancer UK - £500
- Alzheimer's Society - £500
- Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire - £1000
- Northamptonshire Community Foundation - £1000
- Northampton Sailability - £2000
- Guide Dogs - £2000
- Dreamflight - £2000
The Auchterlonie Putter and Family Fun Day is to be held on Sunday, 1 November. Contact Mark for more details.
The new Quiz master David Goodrham will have us scratching our heads on Thursday, 22 October as he starts the winters Quiz season.
There are still spaces available for two more teams for our quiz night on Thursday, 22 October at 7pm, food is included in the ticket price of £12.50 . The entry sheet is displayed on the notice board in the Club House Veranda.
Finally...
Good luck Tim who will be away from the club for the next three weeks following his hip operation on Thursday.