Indicative Timeline
At this stage, it is difficult to provide a precise return-to-play date due to
a number of variables. These include confirming exactly what was applied,
understanding any residual effect over time, and ensuring we can rebuild a
stable growing surface that will establish reliably.
Our intent is to return the green to play as soon as conditions
allow. In a worst-case scenario, the required approach would be to re-establish
the surface leading into winter and then rest it until bentgrass is actively
growing again in August/September (weather dependent). We will provide clearer,
more definitive timeframes once STRI results are received and the recovery
method is confirmed.
In the interim, our priority is to ensure all achievable works are
completed and in play for the Club Championships. We are planning to have the
4th tee, 5th tee, and the 4th approach bunker back in play, and we will
establish a high-quality couch temporary green in the fairway to provide the
best possible playing surface while recovery work continues.
Police are actively reviewing CCTV from the club and neighbouring
properties, and the matter has progressed significantly. We are confident the
investigation is well advanced and we expect an outcome in the near term.
I also want to acknowledge how disappointing this has been for
members. Myself and the team are just as devastated as I would expect you to
be. Thank you for the support that has been shown—it’s genuinely appreciated.
Moments like these are defining in our success, not our failure, and we remain
fully committed to restoring the 4th green and presenting the course to the
standard you expect.
