April Newsletter

What a difference 12 months make………

Rainfall Figures 2017 2018 Average 1992-2016

January 32mm 70mm 71mm

February 68mm 58mm 52mm

March 52mm 100mm 47mm

Totals 152mm 228mm 170mm

The statistics above say it all, it has been wet! On average at Kenwick, March is the driest month of the year! Unfortunately not this year. I would like to thank the all the members for their patience during this frustrating time. The Golf season across the

country has made a stuttering start, but with the Masters just around the corner, hopefully an Epic tournament in Augusta can ignite a fire in Golf ’s rather wet Belly!!

Michael Langford , Director of Golf

2018/19 Subscriptions The Board are pleased to announce that Subscription rates have been held again for the forthcoming season. Despite costs increasing each year our strong intake of New Members have ensured that we have been able to keep Full subscriptions under £800 (excl levy), while nearly all of our local competitors have seen significant increases. Our subscription year remains 1st June to 31st May. Playing Golf as a Full Adult member costs the same now as it did in 2008. This is despite general Prices in 2017 being 25.5% higher than prices in 2008.

In other words, £1 in the year 2008 is equivalent in purchasing power to £1.26 in 2017, a difference of £0.26 over 9 years.

Course News Spring is finally here (!!!) and the growing season is nearly upon us. I feel that a lot of progress has been made this winter especially on the woodland management side. Areas like behind the 11th green and to the left of the 8th green now look tidy and add to the aesthetics of the hole as well as improving light and air movement.

Last week we took advantage of the dry weather and hollow cored and top dressed all our greens which was great timing as having a dry week allows us to brush the topdressing in a lot more efficiently. They were top dressed again later in the week and then brushed to help the sand work into the tine holes. The fairways have had their first mow of the season last week, taking advantage of the drier weather and the ground being the firmest it has been in months. This has given the course a lot more definition after a long winter when definition is not necessarily a priority. We will start mowing the semi rough soon and this will also be determined by the ground conditions out on the course as it is a big heavy machine. The tees have been mowed and are being fertilized this week with a slow release fertilizer. Other areas on the course where the turf is weak will also be treated with a granular fertilizer. This includes areas such as around the 1st green surrounds. The fairways will also receive some fertilizer once Easter is out of the way and will then be sprayed with a herbicide to control the broad leaf weeds and clover including the English daisies which we are not short of here at Kenwick.

The new semi rough mower was delivered last week and again I would like to say thank you to the board for their commitment to purchasing the very best machinery. It is the hardest working machine in our fleet and this new model will allow us to mow significantly faster thereby allowing us to re-do certain areas of fast growing semi rough that in the past were only done once a week during the height of the growing season. The STRI advisory report came back with some very encouraging statistics. Thatch levels in the greens have been reduced and we are now nearly within a range of what is considered acceptable for a healthy green. I am totally committed to this and with the continued program of hollow coring and frequent topdressing I feel that the target range can be reached and maintained in the not too distant future.

Sven Livesey, Head Greenkeeper

200 Club Winners The March draw took place on Thursday 29th March 2018 in the clubhouse. There were 127 entrants and the prize fund was £550 1ST 14 Mr T Robinson £300.00 2ND 28 Mrs J Stephenson £100.00 3RD 43 Mr JS Robinson £50.00 4TH 188 Mr M Tubb £50.00 5TH 141 Mr P Grantham £50.00 The April draw will take place in the clubhouse on Friday 27th April 2018.

Members Roll Up Times

For those of you who participate in the Members Roll Up please note your start times for the next few weeks……….

Monday Roll Up Friday Roll Up

9/4- 8.00 13/4- 8.24

16/4- 8.00 20/4- 8.24

23/4- 8.24 27/4- 8.00

30/4- 8.24 4/5- 8.24

7/5- 8.24 11/5- 8.24

14/5- 8.24 18/5- 8.24

21/5- 8.24 25/5- 8.16

Welcome to our New Members Welcome to your new Golf Club. We hope you are very happy here and enjoy your golf.

Name Section Name Section

Harry Griffiths Senior Mark Fairburn Men

Mark Collingwood Men David Woodward Senior

Tim Pritchard Men Steve Lyons Men

John Astbury Men Nick Manders Men

Seniors Ron King Away Day

A collection and part of the fee contribution raised £101.15 for the junior section as an on-going fundraiser.

John Hood Unfortunately the miserable winter brought further bad news with the passing of another member. John Hood aged just 62 passed away after a short but brave battle with illness. John was a fantastic 5 handicapper but most importantly an incredibly popular part of the Seniors and his Saturday morning group. A service for John will be held in Grimsby on Wednesday 11th April at 2pm.

28 seniors attended Holme Hall on a glorious sunny day and a great day was had by all. The results: 1st: Paul Dewhurst / Martin Riggall 47 points 2nd : Smiler Hutson / Jim Dinsdale 40 points 3rd: Roger Culpin / Chris Hunt 39 points (on countback 22 points back 9 ) 2's- Roger Culpin & Tony Smith Hole in one on 4th Rob Houlton

Sam’s make Holes in One!!!

The day after 31 of the 122 competitors in the Saturday Stableford made 2’s at the Par 3’s Sam Done and Sam Baines went one better! On his way to winning the Gardner Greensomes with Partner Elaine Houlton, Doney holed out a 6 iron shot at the 8th hole, his 2nd hole in one at Kenwick in less than 12 months. Meanwhile, on the back 9, Sam Baines was having a ‘friendly’ match with brother Josh when he aced the 12th hole! Summer Knockouts-Deadline extended

Men’s Golf

The Deadline date for Entries into the King Cup, Flynn & Moncaster, Seafridge Salvers and Austwick Trophy has been extended

until 15th April.

The cost is £5 per person per tournament and matches are to be arranged at a

convenient time for all players before the designated deadline.

Deadline for 1st Round matches will be 31st

May 2018

Mixed Golf

Entries are now being taken for the Sykes Trophy which is a Foursomes Match play.

Please sign up on the Mixed Noticeboard in the Clubhouse

Ladies Golf

Congratulations to the Ladies Annodata team that beat Spalding 4-1 at Home to progress to

the next round.

Our other Ladies team in the compeition were very unfortunate to lose a tight game away to

Woodhall Spa, 3-2.

Whilst Coach is away the ‘Trackman’ will still play! Whilst Paul is away on his upcoming family holiday to Florida (14th April to 29th April), his beloved Trackman will still be working hard!! Our New Assistant Professional Lee Cardy will be available for bookings for club testing.

Club Distance

Driver 250

3 Fairway 230

3 Hybrid 205

4 iron 190

5 iron 180

6 iron 170

7 iron 160

8 iron 150

9 iron 140

PW 125

50 deg 110

54 deg 90

58 deg 75

Other sessions include:- Club Testing:- Compare your clubs to the latest technologies- £15 per session Trackman Test:- Take a test to find out how good you really are! £10 per test

Titleist Vokey SM7 Wedges and DEMO’s NOW IN STORE! Try them Today!!

For just £15 why not have a ‘gapping’ session on the driving range, knowing

your yardages is a key to lowering your scores. The idea is you hit 5 shots with each club and we will take an average from each club. You will go away with

something like this to keep in your bag………….

FREE Golf!- 1st to 3rd May

On each day of the Ladies County Championship our course will be closed until early afternoon but we have arranged a HUGE amount of Courtesy rounds for KENWICK MEMBERS to take advantage of. You will be able to book these times FROM Monday 9th April by calling the Kenwick Professionals Shop on 01507 607161. Tee times will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Bookings will be limited initially to one round per member (each tee can accomodate 4 players), but nearer the time you well be able to book any additional un-used tee times

Golfer/Non Golfer- Friday 11th May

Callaway Demo Day- Wednesday 16th May

Kenwick Park Golf Club, Kenwick Park, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8NY

Phone: 01507 605134

Shotgun Start 6pm

9 Holes

Golfer plays to the green, Non Golfer Putts

£20 per pair, includes Food after Golf

Prizes for the Team and the Non Golfer with the least

putts taken!

The New Callaway Rogue product is taking the golfing market by storm.

You can book your appointment NOW for a Free 30 minute Callaway fitting by contacting the Professionals Shop.