Members Weekly Newsletter 10-12-21
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Friday <strong>10</strong>th December 20<strong>21</strong><br />
With Omicron the new word on everyone’s lips it appears that the light at the end of the tunnel<br />
was just another train coming that we have to try and avoid. Let’s hope that as Christmas is just<br />
around the corner the situation remains stable and we are able to spend time with our families.<br />
As you will read below the prospects for next year are very good with lots of our members and<br />
visitors booked to come and play. This is great news but does present its own potential issues as<br />
recruitment is proving to be difficult for many sectors, not just in the golf industry. We will be<br />
advertising very soon for full time permanent, part time and seasonal staff in all areas of the club<br />
and hope that the attractive packages we have put together will help us fill all of these positions.<br />
Live Music - Sat 11th December - CANCELLED<br />
Given that the new variant of Covid is more transmissible and with the advice from Public Health Scotland not to have<br />
parties we have cancelled the live music tomorrow night.<br />
New Struie <strong>Members</strong>hip Applications<br />
The Council of Management have decided that due to the continued flow of new applications coupled with the very<br />
small number of upgrades this year no new applications will be accepted after those approved at the Council meeting<br />
on Monday <strong>10</strong>th January 2022.<br />
Tee Times in 2022<br />
The Council of Management have decided that no further visitor bookings will be taken for the period 1st April 2022<br />
to 31 March 2023. This means that all available visitor tee times in this period can now be booked by members. If you<br />
wish to do this please contact the office on bookings@royaldornoch.com<br />
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Junior Christmas Bash - Sat 18th December<br />
Please see here the poster for the Christmas Bash. If you wish to enter please email gary@royaldornoch.com no later<br />
than midday on Tuesday 14th December. The presentation, food and drinks will be in the clubhouse after play.<br />
Prize Giving Photos<br />
Our local photographer took a picture of every trophy winner at this year’s prize giving. If you would like copies of any<br />
of them just let me know neil@royaldornoch.com<br />
Ladies Christmas Competition<br />
This was held on Saturday 6th December and here is what the Lady Captain, Alison Bartlett, had to say about it:<br />
“Well, what a fun morning we had on Saturday and the weather wasn’t TOO unkind, even though Deborah and I were<br />
jolly grateful to be out of the wind and near the fire pit as you all came in freezing!!<br />
Thanks to everyone involved - the committee for organising, Eoin and Scott for putting up the gazebo, and the catering<br />
team for great nibbles, not to mention the very welcome hot chocolate and Baileys!<br />
Very kindly those who weren’t able to play in the end have all donated their entry fee to the Lady Captain’s charity, and<br />
several of our visitors at the hut made a donation too. As a result I think we are going to give around the £<strong>10</strong>0 mark to<br />
Maggies Highland from the event which is brilliant.<br />
Thought you might like to see some of these images of the day, and some of the amazing hats!! Well done everyone,<br />
hope you had fun!!!” Click these links to see the images - Hats, Drinks, Costumes.<br />
Pro Shop Gift Vouchers<br />
Not sure what to get the golfer in your life then why not get give them a gift voucher so that they choose for themselves.<br />
They can be for any amount you wish and are available direct from the shop (not online) so just contact them on +44<br />
(0) 1862 811924 or proshop@royaldornoch.com<br />
Covid 19<br />
Even though we are “Beyond Level 0” of Lockdown you MUST still book a tee time, check in with the Pro Shop and<br />
start from the 1st hole as Track and Trace remains mandatory for everyone.<br />
Signing in is still mandatory in the Clubhouse and you can do this using the NHS Scotland App or by writing your name,<br />
phone number and time of arrival on the sheets provided. Please remember to CHECK OUT/SIGN OUT when you<br />
leave the Clubhouse as failure to do this may result in you being contacted by the NHS for track and trace purposes if a<br />
case is identified on the day you were in the Clubhouse whether you were in the building at that time or not.<br />
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Sunday Roast<br />
To help Brian plan for Sundays if you are able to book ahead that would be great and the front of house team will be<br />
ready for your arrival. You can still come along on the spur of the moment as there will always be enough to go round.<br />
Please note that if you would like to come for a roast on Boxing Day you MUST pre order on or before 23rd December<br />
by calling 01862 8<strong>10</strong><strong>21</strong>9 ext. 4 or catering@royaldornoch.com<br />
Course Condition Updates<br />
With the thought of the colder weather approaching and the prospect that the Championship Course may be closed<br />
due to frost or snow, or that buggies may not be allowed, then our team will be posting on the dedicated Twitter channel<br />
to keep you all informed. You can follow us here @RDCourseStatus and you can also see the feed on the Home page<br />
of the website.<br />
Pizza Nights<br />
Due to some Christmas party/dinner bookings it is not possible to provide Pizzas every week so they will be available<br />
on the following dates: Friday 17th December, Friday 7th January and then every fortnight from then on. We will send<br />
out an email at the start of each week that the Pizzas will be available.<br />
Upcoming Club Events<br />
• Sat 11th Dec - Whisky Stableford; Live Music with Stevie Rebel - CANCELLED<br />
• Sun <strong>12</strong>th Dec - Sunday Roast<br />
• Tues 14th Dec - Seniors Roll Up<br />
• Thurs 16th Dec - Pro’s Stableford<br />
• Fri 17th Dec - Pizza Night<br />
• Sat 18th Dec - Whisky Stableford<br />
• Sun 19th Dec - Sunday Roast<br />
• Thurs 23rd Dec - Pro’s Stableford<br />
• Sat 25th Dec - Courses CLOSED and Clubhouse CLOSED<br />
• Sun 26th Dec - Sunday Roast Advance bookings only and these must be made by 23rd December<br />
• Thurs 30th Dec - Pro’s Stableford Christmas Special - 15 holes Championship Course, roll up <strong>10</strong>.30 – <strong>12</strong>.30. The<br />
usual ball prizes will be replaced with some liquid prizes.<br />
• Sat 1st Jan 2022 - Clubhouse CLOSED<br />
• Sun 2nd Jan - East of the Burn v West of the Burn; No Sunday Roast due to the competition<br />
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Office Hours<br />
For December the office opening hours will be 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. It is still closed to visitors so please<br />
contact them on 01862 8<strong>10</strong><strong>21</strong>9 or bookings@royaldornoch.com<br />
Clubhouse Bar & Catering<br />
Winter Hours of Service:<br />
Bar - <strong>10</strong>am to 6pm Sunday to Thursday and <strong>10</strong>am to 8pm on Friday and Saturday.<br />
Catering - Closed Monday and Tuesday; <strong>10</strong>am to 4pm Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday; <strong>10</strong>am to 6pm on Friday and<br />
Saturday.<br />
Please note that the clubhouse may close earlier than these times if there are no customers.<br />
Pro Shop<br />
The pro shop hours for December will be from the first tee time to 4pm 7 days a week but may close earlier due to<br />
weather or playing numbers. Contact them on 01862 811924 or email proshop@royaldornoch.com. The online store is<br />
available for you to make purchases here and to get your members discount you have to register on the site but please<br />
note that verification may take a day or two.<br />
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Golf Courses<br />
Another mixed week weather wise with some lovely mild days and frost on others.<br />
On the Championship Course the team have finished revetting the bunkers at the <strong>10</strong>th bunkers continue revetting the<br />
bunkers at the top of the hill on the 17th. The revetting of the bank at the 8th tee is nearly complete and you can see<br />
the work below.<br />
On the Struie Course the turfing of the weak areas on the 9th, <strong>10</strong>th and <strong>12</strong>th green surrounds is now finished and we<br />
have now moved onto the 11th green surround. We have also finished aerating the greens with the Air2G2 air injection<br />
machine.<br />
On the frosty mornings when we can’t work in the ground we have started to trim the bushes on all pathways, have<br />
removed an area on the right hand side of the 15th on the Championship Course and also been strimming any small<br />
bushes in areas of rough at the sides of fairways.<br />
Please note that the winter greens have been marked on the Struie Course so please treat them as Ground Under<br />
Repair<br />
Play from Mats - When you see a mat on a teeing ground then you MUST use this for your tee shot.<br />
Bunkers - We have reinstated the Preferred Lie local rule for the time being.<br />
Thanks for reading.<br />
Happy Golfing!<br />
Neil D. Hampton, General Manager<br />
Stay safe. Protect others. Save lives.
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