Ainslie Football and Social Club Limited 2010 Annual Report

Gungahlin Lakes Golf Course //
2010 saw a year of consolidation for the
Gungahlin Lakes golf course. Over the past
seven years the golf course has been completely
transformed, and this year was the first year since
2003 that significant development work had not
occurred. With the majority of development work
completed, the staff were able to concentrate on
the next phase of development which will entail
producing championship greens and to remedy those
slightly rough areas on approach to the greens.
Unbeknown at the time a long drought commenced
in the later part of 2002. This was more severe than
the less than average rainfall experienced from the
beginning of 1997. The availability of water on the
golf course became an ever increasing problem
and around 2002 it was decided to commence the
planting of thousands of native trees to reduce
the water usage in the rough areas. This strategy
has seen the native trees thrive, less complaints about
poor lies in the rough and higher allocation of water
to the greens fairways and the tee blocks.
The development work commenced early in 2003
with the redesign of the 10th hole. The redesign of the
hole occurred due to the damage being caused
to houses along with the rejection by the ACT
Planning Authority to construct safety fences adjacent
to the 10th tee. The 10th hole is now probably one of
the signature holes on the golf course and with the
growth of the trees this hole is now almost
unrecognizable when looking at the 2003 photograph.
12th Green May 2005
10th Fairway May 2003
12th Green November 2010
10th Fairway November 2010
2006 saw the commencement of a five year extensive
development plan. The work was completed as follows:
third and ninth holes,
and at the first and third tee blocks,
and seventeenth holes
and
and seventeenth holes
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