Friday 7th October
News
Over recent weeks we have seen and had reports of people practicing on the golf course causing damage to both fairways and greens. Please dont do this we have a large practice area at the club and the new nets will be fully operational soon.
With the daylight saving upon us the commitee has taken the decison to close the pathway from the car park to the 18th green to discourage people from sneeking on to the course without paying and also to discourage members and others heading to the back nine without first checking with the club house staff.
SURVEY
We will be sending out a members survey on Monday 10th October. The committee is keen to build on the success of the last couple of years so it's critical we get our members' opinions.
As an incentive we have a number of prize packs to give away for those who complete the survey. Prize packs will include Titleist balls, footjoy gloves, beanies and caps. We also have 2 x 4 Complimentary rounds for your guests with a food and drink voucher.
For those under 18… you are the future of the club and we want your opinions.
If you complete the survey you will go into the draw to have next year's subscription for free !!! and you will also be in the draw to win one of the prize packs if you respond. !!!!
Please include your email when filling in the survey, this will be used in the random prize draw.
COURSE CLOSURE
The Course will be closed on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th October to allow Mexted Sports Turf to verti drain all our greens. The green staff will then sand and seed the greens over the following days so there will be some disruption to play during the rest of next week. Please follow the instructions of the green staff from Wednesday onwards. Any changes to the schedule will be communicated via email and on our facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/karoriGolf
Committee
The Committee is looking for members to join us for 2023. Meetings are monthly, usually the first or second monday of the month for around 1hr30mins. We also have a Course Sub Committee that manages the green staff and course planning and would like to expand this with some new faces for 2023
Please contact. Adrian Porter president@karorigolf.co.nz if you are interested in joining the Committee or Sub
TWILIGHT
OTHER NEWS
You might be sharing the greens with kiwi in the near future:
The project to return wild kiwi to Wellington has cleared its final technical hurdle with a Department of Conservation permit issued enabling up to 250 North Island brown kiwi to be transferred to the western hills of Wellington over the next 6-7 years.
This follows over four years of hard work and the support of farmers, 100+ landowners, iwi and locals. The Capital Kiwi Project has removed 1,000s of pests from 4,500 traps over 23,000 hectares.
The first release of 13 birds will be into Shepherd's Gully, Terawhiti Station in late November. As the kiwi roams that's not far from the fairways.
To help welcome them, they're asking for your help in terms of being aware that kiwi are home again: watching your speed on South Makara Rd and getting your dog avoidance trained.
The major farming landowners in the release area will undertake Kiwi Avoidance Training for their dogs, and the project is funding free sessions for dogs within the Makara community.
The first session, with 'dog whisperer' Willy Marsh will be on Sat 15th October at the Capital Kiwi depot, 29 South Makara Rd (the old Makara school site – look out for the kiwi footprint flag on the day...).
Contact jeff@capitalkiwi.co.nz to register for a time slot or 021 075 0301 for more details.
p.s. You might recognise KGC member Pete (and conservation dog See) from the photo – when they're not golfing they're helping look after kiwi.
Raffle Winners
The raffle for the Titleist SM8 Vokey 56 Degree Wedge has been drawn.
1st Prize - Scott McHardy (Wedge and 2x sleeves of ProV1 Balls)
2nd - Alex Lim (Bottle of wine and 2x sleeves of balls)
3rd - Gerd Warnke (Garage Project Beers and sleeve of balls
CITY OF WELLINGTON
Registrations are now open for City of Wellington see our events page at karorigolf.co.nz we have again secured around $5000 worth of prizes from our friends at Titleist
Greenkeepers Message
When you are out on the course please take a bucket of sand with you, repair pitch marks. When Carts are allowed on the course please follow the signs and paths and keep the carts at least 20 metres from any green.
Tee Bookings
Please remember to always book a tee time. If you miss your tee time or are waiting for weather to clear please check with the clubhouse and use the next available free tee time. Do not assume you can tee off whenever.
Please also remember on Weekends all play must start from the 1st tee only.
Wednesday Competition
A reminder that we have a Competition every Wednesday teeing off multi tees at 10.30, there is a disc draw at 10.20 in the clubhouse.
$5 entry fee which includes the raffle and prizes
Everyone is welcome ! It would be great to see some new faces on a Wednesday
Recent Competition Results
To see full results of any competition at Karori Golf Club please use the following link - https://www.karorigolf.co.nz/competition-results?ComeFromCat=1827
UPCOMING EVENTS
To Register and pay for any event at Karori use the following link - https://www.karorigolf.co.nz/event-calendar
HOLE 4 ‘HIGH TEE’ - HOLE IN ONE CHALLENGE
Thanks to our sponsor Richard Reith at Collective - First National Real Estate for putting up a ‘hole in one’ challenge on the 4th hole. If you get a hole in one on the 4th hole during any competition you will win a nice bottle of Champagne!
Competitions include Interclub, Sunday Club Day, Shootout, Wednesday Club, and Twilight.
Good luck to all!
CLUBHOUSE HOURS
Monday - 10am-4pm
Tuesday 10am-4pm
Wednesday 9.30am-5pm
Thursday 10am-4pm
Friday - 9.30am-5pm
Saturday 8am-5pm
Sunday - 8am-5pm
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