Golf greens survey underway

COMMUNITY feedback is sought to see whether the Bannockburn Golf Club should upgrade its current sand scrapes to grass greens.

To analyse the works and costs involved with the potential project, the volunteer-run club has commenced a feasibility study with consultation company Golf Business Advisory Services.

The independent review will survey club members and the wider community, while examining the local golf market, golf industry trends and the club’s present financial position.

Bannockburn Golf Club president Dick Van Den Bosch said the club would love to hear what the citizens of Bannockburn have to say about the upgrade.

“We’re not just looking for the opinions of our members,” he said. “We would like to hear from the wider community as well.”

The move to upgrade to turf came about after 60 new members joined to the Bannockburn Golf Club in the last year.

Another source of inspiration came from an anonymous local identity, who has offered the club $1 million towards the cost of upgrading the sand scrapes.

Mr Van Den Bosch said playing on grass greens is a “much nicer” experience.

“With sand scrapes, you have to rake the sand yourself and some people don’t like doing that,” he said.

“Some people like to head down to Geelong to play on their grass greens, but why not keep them here?”

Since its establishment in 1971, the Bannockburn Golf Club has had a range of developments, such as a new clubhouse and a reticulated water system on all fairways.

For more information, or to express your opinion on the project, visit bannockburngolfclub.org.au.