Hello golfers, 



Greens Update - Mysterious White Circles by Mick Jones

If you have played at HGGC over the last few days you may have noticed the appearance of a large white circle on each of the holes. To put an end to the mystery the Greens staff have started preparation of an "Emergency Winter Hole" on each of our 18 holes. 

Why are we doing this? 

We have made very positive progress with our Greens Recovery Programme over recent weeks. A lot of hard work has gone into the greens with the micro tining, top dressing and fertilisation as should have been witnessed by all. We are really pleased with the outcome to date and the condition of the greens is actually ahead of our expectations when we commenced the programme. 

Testimony was the excellent condition of the course and importantly the greens for Presidents, which is fantastic news. 

Whilst it is our intent to stay playing on our greens throughout the winter as per normal we will, in the event of adverse weather conditions which will or may detrimentally damage greens, take decisions to use the Emergency Winter Holes as necessary in order to protect our greens (e.g. in particular sustained heavy frost over a number of days). We do not want to undo all the good work achieved this year on the Greens Recovery Programme. 

At the moment the "Emergency Winter Holes" should continue to be treated as a normal integral part of the course and the ball played as it lies. However, towards the end of September all areas encircled by the white lines will be treated as Ground Under Repair (GUR) and relief must be taken as per rule 25.1 (i.e. The player must drop the ball without penalty within one club length of the nearest point of relief and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief). This will help preparation and improve the quality of the "Emergency Winter Holes" should they be required. 

Appropriate instructions will be issued nearer the time. 

I trust this clarifies our intent and answers the questions arising from the membership. Should anyone require further information or clarification then please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Mick Jones Acting HGGC Greens Director. 11th September 2015



 
Saturday 5th September - Presidents Prize 
1st Barry Kennick 90-19=71, 2nd Mike Wood 81-10=71 and 3rd Andrew Hill 75-3=72 (Best Gross)

Sunday 6th September - Juniors Presidents Prize 
1st Jamie Allen 69, 2nd Jack Muir 73, 3rd Josie Plowman 74 and 4th Freddie Higginbotham 75 
Nearest the pin (5th) - Liam Mann 
Nearest the pin (8th) - James Glazier 

Thursday 3rd September - Pros Roll Up
1st Sam Carey 21pts (£20 shop credit), 2nd Alan Carey 20pts (£15) and 3rd Rick Booth 19pts (£10) 

Ladies Results 

The Business Ladies won their semi-final match against Heyrose 3-0 at Sandiway yesterday in the East Cheshire inter-Club Shield. They are playing the finals against Didsbury on the weekend of the 19/20th 

Tuesday 8th September - Presidents Prize to the ladies 
1st June Dawson nett 73, 2nd Tracey Slater nett 73 and 3rd Julie Jone nett 73 (Best Gross with a 79)


 

We are hosting an open day at HGGC on Sunday, 27 September from 9am to 12pm. If you like to come along and sample what we have to offer, get some  FREE coaching tips and play a few holes with a club member please come along! 

Click here to find out more about this event. For more information click here to get in touch or ring 0161 4837272 

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Mizuno Fitting Day  
Friday 25th September 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Mizuno are hosting a custom fitting day here at HGGC on Friday, 25 September from 1pm-5pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to try out their brand new iron releases including the MP -5 and MP-25 models, as well as their hugely popular JPX 850 range!

Click here to find out more about Mizuno's hardware line up for 2015. To book you time slot please contact me, or click here to get in touch!