Date archives: 23 August 2022

Congratulations to our Men’s A Grade Pennant Team – Sunshine Coast Champions after a crushing defeat of Mt Coolum GC 6.5 to 0.5 at Headland on Sunday. Ably led by the injured Rory Turner, the guys fought back from a shaky finish to the regular season to dominate their Semi Final and Final matches.

Congratulations to TAM REID who defended her title to be the 2022 MRGC Women’s Club Champion. Tam’s 3-round score of 238 was good enough for a 13-shot win over up-and-coming Junior Marley Habermann.

A number of people have been observed hitting from the grass area directly in front of the synthetic hitting mats when the synthetic hitting mats are in use. We’d like to remind members & guests that this is not permitted. For those who are perhaps unaware – per the picture, the synthetic hitting mats that we have installed are specifically designed to accommodate the use of driver tees simply by inserting your tee into the mat.

Sean Seymore, Marcus McPherson, John Wright and Di Pavich are always available to ensure junior, beginners, intermediate and elite golfers have every opportunity to reach their individual potential. Call to the Pro Shop to discuss any remedial coaching you may require. Classes and individual tuition for putting, iron play, driving and course management are regularly conducted. Phone 07 54570900 and get your game back on track.

During the winter ‘non-growing’ season it’s more important than ever for Members to help our Grounds staff to maintain the course. Because divots take longer to ‘grow in’ at this time, it’s crucial that divots are filled in with sand. Similarly, please take the time to repair your pitch marks on the greens. And for that extra dose of good karma, when you have your sand bucket and pitch repair tool in hand, take the time to repair another divot/pitch mark or two that are nearby.

Entries are now open for the 2022 Devcon Maroochy River Junior Open

The Sandy waste area is due to have the first section from the 7th tee to the end of the conservation area opened very shortly once we do a final tidy up and mark the hazard. The old wasteland between the 7th green and the 8th tee will follow after that once we get the chance to complete the shaping, turf the mounds, and spread the sand.

You may or may not have noticed the green chief style rakes have been placed out on all the front 9 bunkers with heavy ones removed for repair. The back 9 will be done as well once we receive another shipment of the rakes.