Dear Fellow Golfers

Well here we are folks – spring has finally sprung (apparently)! The golf course is now beginning to take shape and the tees have now been fully refurbished. Soon we will be back to normality on all fronts.

The golf course maintenance was also carried out during April which was a success. The procedure is one we don’t wish to carry out as it causes disruption to all concerned. Regular club golfers will probably relate to this as ‘Hollow Coring’ in which cores are taken from the greens leaving small aeration holes. These holes are then filled with kiln dried sand and seed. The recovery period usually takes between 3-6 weeks at this time of year depending on climate. This ran smoothly and the greens have now fully recovered. Well done guys!

The new spike bar has also been a feature of mass building work throughout April. The new bar is in place and all relevant department offices have been born of which are now in operation. The launch of the new spike bar will hopefully be around the end of May!

All in all April has been a fairly quiet one – apart from building work obviously!

Hopefully there’ll be more to report in May.

Until next month – Happy Golfing Folks

Golf Manager

Dear Fellow Golfers

I begin my March edition of the blog in a sad way. Denis Clowes, our former Captain, sadly passed away on Tuesday 4th March following his brave fight against cancer. Denis has been a Roserrow stalwart over the years and the work and effort he has put in will never go unnoticed. Since his sad passing it’s dawned on me what a fantastic asset to Roserrow Denis was. He all but ran the seniors section of the club not to mention the work he did on behalf on the main club. We will always remember Denis and as a tribute, a bench will be placed on the 11th hole with a small plaque.

I am happy to announce the arrival of David Bragg to the golf team. David will be working alongside me on the day-to-day running of the golf side of the business. He will then be operating the new spike bar which I hope will be up and running within the next 4-6 weeks. David has been a member of Roserrow since 2001 and his knowledge of the operation has been of huge benefit to us all. Good luck David, we wish you all the very best in your new position.

Out on the golf course, all the new tees have now been completed ahead of schedule and praise must go to Daniel Townsend and his team for their efforts throughout this project.

The amazing run of “Holes in One” has continued in March also. The ever popular Seniors Captain, Mr George Wass scored an ace at the 7th hole. Now I would like to say that his shot was straight down the flag, took one bounce and went in……unfortunately however that couldn’t be further from the truth. Using the natural contours to his advantage his ball trickled down the right hand bank, onto the green and dropped in!! Congratulations George, and I am assured he purchased plenty of wine at the meal!!

Until next month – Happy Golfing Folks

Golf Manager

Dear Fellow Golfers

Welcome to the February issue of the blog.

Well I have just completed 8 weeks in the new position and can’t believe where the time has gone. February has been another hectic month in preparation for the new season.

Out on the golf course the ongoing tee renovations are beginning to take shape and the front 9 holes have now been completed and are currently in the ‘knitting’ process. Some of the tees are being played from our all new Huxley all weather tees which have been a revelation to the course. We have also completed a new bunker at the rear of the 18th green in order to catch out a slightly misjudged shot.

After three short years, John Witcomb’s management agreement for the shop came to an end in February. John has provided a fantastic service to members and visitors alike. The golf shop will now be transformed into a spike bar – fittingly named ‘The Wedge & Divot’ and will be opening very soon. Nonetheless, John will still be very much a part of Roserrow’s growth and will be heading up the Roserrow teaching academy shortly and will hold the position of Head Professional.
We all wish John the very best of luck.

February has also seen 2 staff hole in one’s. Head of Maintenance Mr Ken Downer aced the 171 yard par 3 12th in the Seniors roll up day and Head Chef, Matthew (Wappo) Westlake achieved his at the 140 yard par 3 7th hole in the Sharps Winter League. Congratulations chaps – I still haven’t received my drinks however!!!

Until next month – Happy Golfing Folks.

Golf Manager

Dear Fellow Golfers

I have recently taken over the position as golf manager here at Roserrow Golf Club. At the end of each month throughout the year I will be writing a small blog on the events of the previous month. I hope you will be regular readers.

Well the year started on Wednesday 2nd January 2008. The thought of Christmas was a distant one and first day nerves were beginning to kick in as I turned into the classy Roserrow drive.

I arrived at my new desk to see a mass of paperwork that had been waiting for me. (Many thanks to Tony & Julie for this!!) I can say that the same pile and a bit more are still waiting for my attention!!

So I eventually came to the end of my first week and I must thank Ibuprofen for their help in getting me through. Thanks people, I couldn’t have done it without you.

As the minutes, hours and days passed by the rain never seemed to subside. I’m no Michael Fish but even I could tell that the rainfall statistics for January were going to be an interesting read. In fact it felt like all precipitation for the UK had gathered at PL27 6QT!!

I must take this opportunity to thank all the staff and members that have made me feel welcome during my short time here at Roserrow.

Until next month – Happy golfing folks!

Golf Manager