CLUB DIARY & INFORMATION
FOR MEMBERS
CLUB DIARY - Sunday, 2nd November to Sunday, 9th November 2025
Sun, 2nd Christmas Texas Scramble – Shotgun start @ 8.30am
Ladies Competition to follow at 12.45pm approx.
Breakfast from 7.00am. We have 96 players so please allow plenty of time if you are having breakfast
Mon 3rd
Tues, 4th Ladies Competition – Christmas Running Competition
Wed, 5th
Thurs, 6th
Fri, 7th Club Annual General Meeting @ 7.30pm
Sat, 8th Captains Drive In
1st tee closed - 8.00am – 9.30am
NO PLAYERS ALLOWED OVER TO THE 10TH BEFORE THE CAPTAIN DRIVES OFF.
10th tee closed – 8.50am – 9.30am & 10.00am – 11.45am
Sun, 9th GOLF SOCIETY – 11.00am – 11.40am
SUGC Boys Match – 1st tee 12.15pm – 1.15pm
Penn Senior Men's Team Presentation day and fiddle. Monday 10th of November. Open to all Members over 55.
Pairs betterball (85% playing allowance). Off yellow tees, winter rules apply, including mats, if they are in use.
Single players can join a 2 ball and we will pick a ghost player for them at the end of the day.
Hand your cards in after play to the Pro's shop or directly to Tim, Richard or Martin
Cost £8 including a sandwich and skin on fries from 3pm in the bar. Mel Kirton will be there to present the prizes. We have trophies donated for the winners plus we will present the MVP award (Most Valuable Player)
Play any time to suit but respect other fiddles on during the day*
COURSE REPORT
Apologies for the lack of notes last week. I was enjoying a few days away with the family during the school holidays.
Whilst I have been away the team have been busy keeping the course in great condition for the time of the year and whilst we have had an increase in rain the course is taking it very well at the moment. Last week we applied more nutrients onto the greens, tees and aprons to help keep the plant growing and harden up for the winter months. Mid- October is a transitional period for golf greens: cooler soils, slower growth, and high disease pressure means we have to get timings correct with our spraying programme. We continue to open up the surface using both the shallow slitter and pro core which has helped with the high disease pressure we have seen over the last couple of weeks. We seemed to have checked the disease for now and hopefully with temperatures dropping we can avoid any scarring. All other surfaces apart from rough continue to be cut weekly with the tees now recovering very well and benefiting from the rest and hand cutting. We will continue to rest these going forward with the exception of some competitions. Thank you for your support on this. The leaves are now starting to drop on the course and we have had the big blower out clearing areas as well as the smaller hand blowers out each day clearing greens and tees. The ditch in front of the ladies tee has been cleared along with other ditches strimmed. More tree bases have been bark chipped and the bunkers have all been edged and raked daily where possible. We will monitor the course and any worn, wet areas will start to be roped off to protect them from all traffic. Winter rules will be introduced on the 1st of November, however I have decided to hold off the compulsory use of fairway mats a little longer as there is still currently plenty of growth on the fairways . Please feel free to use them though to help protect the course that little bit more if you prefer.
I have submitted my annual report ahead of the AGM which I hope you all get a chance to read. It’s a summary of how the year has gone, the challenges we have faced and a bit on how I hope to move Penn forward in the future. I will be attending the AGM next week and hope to see as many of you there as possible. Whether it is positive or negative, all feedback is constructive and gives you the opportunity to have your say which helps us understand the members' expectations.
The sheet for the greenkeepers revenge competition on the 30th November should be up soon, please get your name down to take part in 9 holes of fun and help raise some money for more course improvements. It's open to every member at the club despite being on a Sunday so there is no excuse to miss out.
Enjoy your weekend
Dave.
Sun, 2nd Christmas Texas Scramble – Shotgun start @ 8.30am
Ladies Competition to follow at 12.45pm approx.
Breakfast from 7.00am. We have 96 players so please allow plenty of time if you are having breakfast
Mon 3rd
Tues, 4th Ladies Competition – Christmas Running Competition
Wed, 5th
Thurs, 6th
Fri, 7th Club Annual General Meeting @ 7.30pm
Sat, 8th Captains Drive In
1st tee closed - 8.00am – 9.30am
NO PLAYERS ALLOWED OVER TO THE 10TH BEFORE THE CAPTAIN DRIVES OFF.
10th tee closed – 8.50am – 9.30am & 10.00am – 11.45am
Sun, 9th GOLF SOCIETY – 11.00am – 11.40am
SUGC Boys Match – 1st tee 12.15pm – 1.15pm
Penn Senior Men's Team Presentation day and fiddle. Monday 10th of November. Open to all Members over 55.
Pairs betterball (85% playing allowance). Off yellow tees, winter rules apply, including mats, if they are in use.
Single players can join a 2 ball and we will pick a ghost player for them at the end of the day.
Hand your cards in after play to the Pro's shop or directly to Tim, Richard or Martin
Cost £8 including a sandwich and skin on fries from 3pm in the bar. Mel Kirton will be there to present the prizes. We have trophies donated for the winners plus we will present the MVP award (Most Valuable Player)
Play any time to suit but respect other fiddles on during the day*
COURSE REPORT
Apologies for the lack of notes last week. I was enjoying a few days away with the family during the school holidays.
Whilst I have been away the team have been busy keeping the course in great condition for the time of the year and whilst we have had an increase in rain the course is taking it very well at the moment. Last week we applied more nutrients onto the greens, tees and aprons to help keep the plant growing and harden up for the winter months. Mid- October is a transitional period for golf greens: cooler soils, slower growth, and high disease pressure means we have to get timings correct with our spraying programme. We continue to open up the surface using both the shallow slitter and pro core which has helped with the high disease pressure we have seen over the last couple of weeks. We seemed to have checked the disease for now and hopefully with temperatures dropping we can avoid any scarring. All other surfaces apart from rough continue to be cut weekly with the tees now recovering very well and benefiting from the rest and hand cutting. We will continue to rest these going forward with the exception of some competitions. Thank you for your support on this. The leaves are now starting to drop on the course and we have had the big blower out clearing areas as well as the smaller hand blowers out each day clearing greens and tees. The ditch in front of the ladies tee has been cleared along with other ditches strimmed. More tree bases have been bark chipped and the bunkers have all been edged and raked daily where possible. We will monitor the course and any worn, wet areas will start to be roped off to protect them from all traffic. Winter rules will be introduced on the 1st of November, however I have decided to hold off the compulsory use of fairway mats a little longer as there is still currently plenty of growth on the fairways . Please feel free to use them though to help protect the course that little bit more if you prefer.
I have submitted my annual report ahead of the AGM which I hope you all get a chance to read. It’s a summary of how the year has gone, the challenges we have faced and a bit on how I hope to move Penn forward in the future. I will be attending the AGM next week and hope to see as many of you there as possible. Whether it is positive or negative, all feedback is constructive and gives you the opportunity to have your say which helps us understand the members' expectations.
The sheet for the greenkeepers revenge competition on the 30th November should be up soon, please get your name down to take part in 9 holes of fun and help raise some money for more course improvements. It's open to every member at the club despite being on a Sunday so there is no excuse to miss out.
Enjoy your weekend
Dave.