President's Message

2024 is a very significant year for the Club, as it marks our 75^th Anniversary. Many of you will have noticed this year's special Logo, shown to the left.

We have several special events planned during the year, including Diggers' Day, a Sporting Lunch, 75^th Commemoration Gala, "The Long Lunch" and Christmas. Each of these will offer a unique setting and entertainment, and I hope you support our celebrations.

Our Finances are strong, and I am pleased to say that we remain cash positive. Your Board continues to invest significantly in both the Course and Clubhouse with the 14^th Green, Paths and Kids Playroom the latest of many improvements.

Membership continues to be highly sought-after, with only a handful of spaces available in the new Membership Year and a healthy waitlist.

Many of you will be aware of the current problems with the 18^th Green due to the warm, humid summer and a drainage problem. I ask that you support Luke, our Superintendent,  and his team as they continue to work very hard to bring it back to a playable condition. When playing, please make an extra effort to keep carts and buggies off worn areas and away from greens, repair divots and pitch marks and generally look after our Course. If you are interested in Volunteering, please let Luke know.

Wishing you all a wonderful Autumn of Golf, and I look forward to sharing your Fairway soon!

Mark Mathieson
President

Last weekend at Long Reef we again came down to the wire and it was Joseph Lin who played all the way through to the 18th securing a tightly fought draw, an impressive result given playing away, accompanied by many distractions of passers-by, plus the spectacular scenery.

We are in preparation for the last match of our section this weekend, and as we came away with a draw last weekend, we have no doubt that Long Reef will throw everything at us to keep them from finishing closer to the bottom of the section. 

Keeping in mind that we need to win four of the seven matches, please come along and support the lads on Sunday as they hit off at 7am in perfect weather conditions.  We had a great crowd at the last home game, even making the papers, so come along and see how great our team are!

Our volunteers meet at 10am on Tuesdays and Thursdays up at the course maintenance facility. 

We would like to thank them for all the work they have done far, completing numerous jobs around the golf course: from divoting tees/fairways, removing large sticks/branches from tree lines and cleaning up along our fence lines. 

This week two of our volunteers Rob Herborn and Stan Skala helped with the new pathway from the first Tee - Great Job Guys, especially on what was a very warm day.

We would love to welcome more Members who enjoy and find satisfaction in getting out on the course in a slightly different way, to join our current volunteers. If you can spare some time and like working outside in the fresh air, we would love to welcome you.  After their work on the greens our Volunteers are rewarded not only with our thanks but with a complimentary refreshing drink in the Clubhouse. Please put your hand up and drop a line to the Super via email super@northrydegolfclub.com.au.