L to R: Mick Albee, Jack Harrod, Jason Webb and Greg Boness

The men’s club championships were decided over 4 stroke rounds in November and the club champion for 2023 is Jason Webb

Jason Webb led from start to finish with a four round total of 293 finishing 6 strokes ahead of runner up Luke Arthur.

Mick Albee was the net winner with a score of 284, which was the best net result of all players in the championships.

The B Grade champion was Greg Boness who also led from the start and finished with 345 after the four rounds which was 8 shots clear of the runner up Chris Hagipantelis.

While finishing runner up in the scratch, Chris was good enough to win the net trophy by 3 shots.

It was a bit closer in C grade with Jack Harrod trailing Pete Coles 4 shots after the first 2 rounds, but with finishing rounds of 91 and 87, young Jack finished 11 shots clear to win the championships with a four round score of 367.

Pete Coles was the runner up and the C grade net champion with a net score of 286.

The senior champion defending his title from 2022 was Mick Albee with a score of 305 and Pete Coles was the net senior champion with his 286.

Well done to all the winners.

The 2023 Championships were held over 3 rounds in October/November and for the first time Donna Forrest was the champion golfer with a score of 262 with Tracey Wood the runner up 3 strokes behind.  Donna was also the veteran champion.

In Division 2 there was another first time winner, Karen Wagg with a good three round total of 287 which was 15 strokes better than her nearest rival Shane Murray.

Division 3 saw Gayle Roeder successfully defend her 2022 title,  in winning with a total of 312. Robyn Francis was the runner up with 322.

Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who competed in the championships.

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

RE: JACK QUINN MEMORIAL FOURSOMES 2023

Round 1 – 17/6/23

Round 2 – 24/6/23

• The event is open to financial amateur 7 day members (including Junior Members approved by the GAC) of Lakeside Golf Club Camden. Competitors must be consecutive members of the club for a minimum period of 3 months prior to the conducting of the event and completed a minimum of five competition rounds at Lakeside.
• The event will be played over 36 holes (two rounds) with qualifiers playing in the final round, which will be a seeded draw. There will be a maximum of 12 qualifying pairs in A Grade, 12 pairs in B Grade and 9 pairs C Grade.
• The champions will be the players returning the lowest gross scores in ‘A’, ‘B’ & &‘C’ Grade.
• The rounds will be played from the Blue permanent markers in groups of 3 teams.
• Handicaps applicable to the net event are 1/2 of the players combined daily handicaps.
• The order of play must be reversed for the 2^nd round.

BOOKINGS

Round 1: The time sheets will be open at 3pm on Friday 9^th June and need to be made over the phone or in person at the Club. There will be no internet bookings.

Round 2: Qualifiers will be placed in a seeded draw following Round 1. Times for players in the daily competition will open online or via the Golf Shop from 3pm on Sunday 18th June.

Greg Field

General Manager Camden Venues

NOTICE TO MEMBERS & VISITORS

GRADE CHANGES MEN’S & MEDLEY COMPETITIONS

Effective the 7^thJanuary 2023 trophies for all competitions will be allocated in Grades based on GA Handicaps as recommended by Golf Australia.

This change from Daily Handicap to GA Handicap will also facilitate the running of the Championships, Medals, Fantastic Friday, Savage Saturday & other competitions where it is mandatory for play to be from set tees.

The new Grades in Men’s and Medley Competitions will be:

Saturday

A Grade plus to 9.9              B Grade 10.0 to 15.9           C Grade 16.0 to 36

Friday

A Grade plus to 12.0           B Grade 12.1 to 18.8           C Grade 18.9 to 45

Tuesday

A Grade plus to 13.9           B Grade 14.0 to 18.8           C Grade 18.9 to 45

Sunday

A Grade plus to 12.0           B Grade 12.1 to 18.8           C Grade 18.9 to 45

In an endeavour to equalise the numbers in each division, the Grades have been based on playing numbers for each competition from February 2022 to December 2022.

The GAC will continue to monitor playing numbers and carry out a review in six months.

Golf Advisory Committee.

The rainfall total since July 1st stands at 285mm. July average for the last 10 years has been at 30mm. We now have had 1384mm YTD. After the course was drying out throughout good weather in June, we now are back full circle with puddles laying on fairways and access an issue. The 9^th green received no flooding this time which is a positive. Normal areas that remain wet are the 1^st fairway, 9^th fairway, top four holes 5,6,7,8 and the 12^th. Today Wednesday 6^th we managed to just get a cut on our greens, and shovelling up bunker washouts as taking machinery around the course is extremely hard and damaging. Clean up on other areas has begun but will take time and are prioritised.

With no sunshine and little wind, we are not too hopeful we can get golfers out this weekend as rain continues to fall just now and drying days will not be forth coming. Please check for updates as we try and make a call at Midday Friday for the weekend in the best interests of player safety, enjoyment, playability, and potential damage to the course.

Sunday 15^th May – Major Pennants Semi Final v Oatlands Golf Club @ Campbelltown GC

Despite all the rain during the week Campbelltown remained open and the semi final went ahead as scheduled.

This week there was one change to the team with Will Meredith coming in to replace Jay Choma who stood himself down to play Masters for the club.

Conditions as you would expect were less than ideal with Golf NSW deciding to play preferred lies through the green.

Matt Brinkworth led the team away and on the front 9 found himself two down on a couple of occasions but began to rally on the 9^th which he won to turn one down. Then on the back nine he won holes 10,11&12 to take a two hole lead. His opponent then birdied 14 to cut the lead to one. This lead he held to the 18^th where he was on the green in regulation and could only watch as his opponent only just missed chipping in leaving Matt two putts to seal the victory.

Will Meredith played at 6, he struck the ball well but struggled on the greens having four 3 putts which ultimately cost him the game 2&1

Mick Albee at 5 also had his troubles with a misbehaving putter missing a couple of short putts that also gave him a 2&1 loss

Chris Neville at 4 turned square after 9 but on the back 9 had a plugged ball in a hazard that was marked 10m back from the creek and then a slip of the club at the following hole cost him those two holes and he also went on to lose 2&1

Troy Norris the only undefeated player in the team went out in the 3 position and always led but lost holes 12&13 to see his lead cut to 1, but he responded with a win on 14 to steady the ship and went on to a 3&2 win

Jason Webb at 2 also always had the lead in his match generally 2 up but his opponent birdied 15 to test his nerves, but as the current club champion he showed steadiness to close the match out 2&1 with a solid par on the 190m 17^th to win the hole

Ben Warby in his customary position of 1 also had control of his match throughout the day and was able to seal victory at the 17^th as well 2 &1

This gave the team a 4 – 3 victory ensuring a place in the final against The Lakes GC but more importantly gaining promotion to Division 1 for next season

Congratulations to all and we look forward to the Final at a date to be announced.

It has been a wet summer and the course has been impacted by the heavy falls. Please click here to view a detailed course update relating to current conditions. For any questions contact the Pro Shop on 4634 5838.

The event is open to financial amateur 7day members (including Junior Members with Daily Handicap of 12 or less at commencement of competition) of Lakeside Golf Club Camden. Competitors must be consecutive members of the club for a minimum period of 3 months prior to the conducting of the event and completed a minimum of five competition rounds at Lakeside.

For more information please click here

Safety is always our top priority. In line with the health advice from NSW Government, from 11th October 2021, only fully vaccinated members, visitors and staff are permitted into Wests Group Macarthur venues, including the use of Lakeside Golf Course.

Proof of Vaccination will be required prior to entry to the club house and before playing golf, so please ensure you have downloaded your Vaccination Certificate to your phone prior to arrival or have a printed copy on hand to show staff.

A few changes:

Commencing week of the 11th October, Time Sheets for competitions will open 8 days prior to the competition day at 3pm for the Men and 4pm for the Ladies, in lieu of the current 15 days. Eg: Competition Tuesday 12/10 timesheet will open at 3pm on Monday 4/10 etc.

Groups of 4 fully vaccinated players will be permitted.
Once the Public Health Order is updated, we will provide further information as required.

At this point in time flags are to remain and no rakes in bunkers.

Event update:

• Junior Club Championships – Postponed. Date to be determined.

• Men’s Club Championships –are in November but postponed one week commencing Saturday 13th November. Due to restrictions on numbers in the Clubhouse, this year, there will be no Draw for times. Members will simply book in when the time sheet opens on the 5th November (8 days before the round). Your time in the field will be maintained during the 4 rounds, with adjustments made for the seeded players for the 3rd and 4th rounds.

• Ladies Club Championships –will commence on Saturday 23rd October, (if health orders go ahead as planned for 11th October).

Remember:

• Entry to the Club is now via the road off the traffic lights. Please drive carefully and follow signage/arrows as marked.
• Please follow all Government Health Rules
• Please practice Social Distancing at all times and do not congregate.
• The Clubhouse will operate with limited trading hours for a short period of time.

Please note that the above is our understanding of the proposed new Health Order, however, this can change at any time and possibly prior to 11/10/21. We will keep you updated and notify you of any changes when known.

With recent health announcements and a reduced staff roster, greens renovations this spring will need to be conducted over an extra day. They will commence on the Monday 30^th August and continue on Wednesday 1^st September and Thursday 2^nd September. The course will be closed for these days so we can get them done as quickly as possible.

Note: that the course will be open for competition play on Tuesday 31/8.

Solid tines will commence on the Monday and go deep into the profile, down to 250mm in depth. Wednesday and Thursday will see some 8mm coring tines pull out cores and thatch. This material will be removed from the green and then followed by a heavy sand layer. After rolling and rubbing in of the sand, fertiliser and amendments will then be added to the profile. Once all this is on the green, watering of greens will commence. Greens will be soft for a period of time and expected recovery will be 2 weeks with full cover and trueness by week 3. The maintenance staff apologise in advance for any inconvenience, but this is an essential bi annually practice for the greens.

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY 29 JULY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 

In line with the latest update from the Premier and NSW Health, at Lakeside GC the following will apply:

Only Lakeside Golf Club members who live in the Camden LGA may play socially or in competition play at Lakeside GC. Bookings online or by phone.

For Lakeside GC members who live in the Campbelltown LGA we have been able to negotiate a reciprocal arrangement where you can play at Campbelltown Golf Club, subject to availability, to book in you will need to have your Lakeside Membership card and drivers license to present at the Golf Shop at Campbelltown GC.

From all at Wests Group Macarthur, we hope you are keeping safe and well.
As mentioned in our previous communication, Management have now undertaken a review, keeping mindful that our number one priority is the health and safety of our staff and patrons.

We are very pleased to advise that Lakeside Golf Course will be reopening to members effective Tuesday, 29 June 2021. We will undertake a further review on Friday based on updates to the NSW Health advice.

To play our part in protecting our community, please read more with consideration to current NSW Health advice.

Expressions of interest are being called for from any members wishing to play in the 2021 B or C Grade Pennants. Round 1 commences Sunday 25/7/21 and our opponents are Wallacia, Campbelltown and Richmond.

What better way to enjoy a round of 18 holes then to come along and support a great cause.

We are really excited to advise that the new green is ready to play.

Distances 

Black 431m

Blue 399m

White 360m

Red 356m

Please note that the cart GPS will not be accurate for a couple of weeks. Enjoy.

A reminder in relation to our Golf Dress Regulations

ACCEPTABLE  Collared shirt, polo shirt, skivvy, trousers, shorts, skorts, socks, golf shoes

UNACCEPTABLE (STRICTLY NO DENIM) Singlets, football shorts, gym shorts/tights, thongs, cargo shorts

Please note Management and Golf Staff  may refuse you access to the course if clothing is unsuitable.

NO ALCOHOL may be brought on to the premises at any time. Those breaching this policy will be removed from the course.

The GAC has been monitoring the Men’s Handicap divisions since the change in January, and as a result, effective Tuesday 30/3/21 changes will be made to the Divisions for the Tuesday, Friday and Sunday competitions.

From Wednesday 4/11/20 we will play a Temporary Course whilst works begin for the final stages of our Course reconfiguration. We estimate this to be a 12 month project. We apologise for any inconvenience during this period. Please review the following links for more information. To view the latest Illustrative Masterplan.

Rain rain go away. Not the ideal situation for construction as clay stays wet
for days and makes construction impossible as more mess is made than
anything. With over 7 rain days stopping work and the flow on effects,
things are in overdrive to catch up. Also some access issues through the
development for our trucks and supplies have changed some schedule
dates. Bulk earthworks have now been completed on holes 16 and 13.

From Wednesday 4/11/20 we will play a Temporary Course whilst
works begin for the final stages of our Course reconfiguration.
We estimate this to be a 12 month project.
We apologise for any inconvenience during this period.
Par 3’s – 3, 4, 11, 12, 15, 16 • Par 5’s – 7
PAR 67

NOTICE TO ALL GOLFERS
GOLFING CHANGES RELATING TO COVID-19 – update 12/2/21
Following the announcement of further easing of COVID-19 restrictions the Club has
determined the following, which shall take effect from Saturday 13/2/21 at Lakeside Golf
Club Camden:

COURSE RENOVATION WORKS
TEMPORARY LOCAL RULE
Effective 1st February, 2020, the following Temporary
Local Rule will apply:
Miscellaneous Course Damage

ILLUSTRATIVE MASTER PLAN OF THE FINAL COURSE

LAYOUT ESTIMATED FOR COMPLETION NOV 2021

Local Rule
Holes 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Protected Area – No Play Zone – Abnormal Course Condition
(Cumberland Plain Woodland Regeneration)
Local Rule Effective 15th March, 2021
The Protected Area on the 6th 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th holes defined by ropes, red pegs with green tops,
bollards, warning signs & the like is Abnormal Ground Conditions (Rule 16) from which play is
prohibited.

TEMPORARY LOCAL RULE
HOLE 16
The Construction Area defined by orange flags in front of the 16th Tee is a:
NO PLAY ZONE/NO ENTRY ZONE
Relief must be taken under Rule 16.1
If the ball lies in the No Play /No Entry Zone or if it interferes with the players swing or intended swing proceed to
the nearest point of complete relief and drop within one club length no nearer the hole with no penalty.
NB: The construction fence is Out of Bounds.
NB: There is no longer a drop zone.

Temporary Local Rule
10th Hole
Play Prohibited –No Play Zone
A ball played into the area defined by Pink Stakes must not be played from the area protected.
If a player’s ball lies in this no play zone, or if it interferes with the player’s stance or swing, or where it is
virtually certain the ball is lost in this area, the player must take relief

DOWNLOAD TEMPORARY SCORECARD DURING CONSTRUCTION