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Bairnsdale Golf Club will be holding a Pro Am for Junior Golfers on Saturday 9th December
Juniors will team up with a PGA Professional Golfer and learn to play from the best.
Requirements: To have previously played golf on a least 4 occasions. Ability to walk at least 6 holes and have a basic understanding of rules such as knowing where to stand and when to stay quiet.
3.30pm arrival and a BBQ lunch prior to tee off. This event is free for juniors.
See view details for entry form and further information
Golf Australia is urging clubs and facilities to review their storage policies after a spate of fires in cart sheds over recent years around the country.
GA is encouraging clubs to utilise a new cart storage facility policy. See view details for a recommended template
The policy recommends that all clubs and facilities cease to allow on-site charging of batteries for walk-behind carts.
Golf clubs around the country have already begun implementing this policy with The National and Shepparton in Victoria and The Grange in Adelaide, as well as many Sydney clubs already moving to ban the on-site charging of lithium batteries for buggies.
Yesterday, the Brisbane Golf Club lost its clubhouse to a fire started by a lithium battery, while Eastern Golf Club in Melbourne recently lost its clubhouse to a fire which started in the cart area, although the cause has not yet been identified definitively.
The Lakes Golf Club and Manly Golf Club in Sydney both suffered significant loss in April and August 2022 because of clubhouse fires subsequently found to be started by lithium batteries left under the buildings by members for charging.
The policy encourages clubs to pay closer attention to risks and take action, with the consequences of the losses in these fires extremely catastrophic.
The new storage agreement is a document that clubs can choose to use as a framework if they want to. It covers all member storage, carts and walk-behind electric buggies, with the overriding recommendation for members to charge and store their batteries away from the club and to review practices for charging or storing club-owned batteries.
Matt Chesterman, Golf Australian’s Head of Clubs and Facilities, can be reached at clubsupport@golf.org.au should your club or facility like to discuss your situation.
Have you got a budding junior golfer who wants to go to the next level?
Gippsland Sports Academy run a Golf Program with head coach, Richard Cooney. This program is run over 5 sessions spread throughout the year as well as two special events - an inter Academy challenge held at the Sands Golf Club, Torquay, and a High Performance day held at 13th Beach GC.
All aspects of the golf game with skills sessions, strength and conditioning and on course preparation.
See view details tab to download a copy of the proposed program.
Need to know more? Contact Anita Pistrin of the GSA on 0411 435 819 to register your interest.