Course Maintenance (3)

Anybody playing at Peninsula in recent weeks will not have failed to notice the disgraceful condition of the greens and bunkers. Is this really the best we can do? Yes, we have had adverse weather conditions recently, but other nearby courses present themselves in much better condition.

The condition of the greens and bunkers would not be up to local public course standard, let alone one of the “leading private golf Clubs in Australia” (I quote from the President’s September letter). To add insult to injury, a number of greens show signs of machinery damage. Workmen on their machines are damaging the greens! Fantastic.

In that letter, Doug Provis, El Presidente of Peninsula asks how we can increase membership. Well, improving the condition of the courses would be a darn good place to start, Doug!

And who takes responsibility for the poor condition of the course? We have a number of people making excuses, but no one taking actual responsibility. Where does the buck stop? The superintendent, the general manager, the committee? It’s got to stop somewhere. All I’ve seen so far is people ducking responsibility.