Looks like the weather has not been kind to us recently. the wet season that started in November 2006 has been unkind to us as far as the maintenance of the golf course is concern. As you are aware, the nett result was quite bad. Balls got plugged and sometimes lost in the fairway, conditions have been muddy and we could not mow the grass as often as we would have like to. This could not be helped, as putting heavy machinery into the soggy fairway or rough meant living deep ugly tyre tracks on the course. Anyway we have been monitoring the conditions very closely and try to do the best we can.

Occasionally we had to resort to the "preferred lie" rule for competition. The wet weather did not just affect our fairways, but number of greens were also infected with pythium and algae. There are some perpetual wet areas in the course and we aim to tackle in the near future. Top on the list is the fairway of hole 6 and 8. Instead of just a simple fishbone drainage, we concluded that the problem can only be resolved by a complete overhaul of the fairways.

The maintenance of the golf course is an ongoing process to ensure that the golf course as a whole is in good playable condition. As the saying goes "good courses need expert maintenance and maintaining a course in tip-top condition comes at a price". To keep a golf course in good playing condition not surprising requires a hefty investment. Not only are there costs to pay but sometimes, playing conditions may, temporarily, be less than ideal. Under extreme conditions this may require the temporary closure of certain holes that are badly damaged as well as the carrying out of additional maintenance works as and when necessary. However so far we have managed to address the situation without temporarily closing the course.

Generally throughout 2006 our golf course was in good condition and we will definitely maintain it to the required standard if not better.