Another dry month experienced in October whereby we only received 12mm of rainfall being our 2nd lowest monthly recording of the year. Only 392mm rainfall has been recorded at our Course this year placing added pressure on our course staff…
Spring has arrived therefore marking the commencement of our tournament season with the City of Orange Golf Championships, Duntryleague Veterans Tournament and the Ladies Duntryleague Open Tournament all scheduled for October. The course is recovering from its winter "blues" and…
The course renovations are scheduled to commence on the 9th-10th September to complete the necessary cyclical greens maintenance completed in September and February each year. Prior to undertaking the renovations our course superintendent Grant Barrett completes the necessary soil testing…
During the past few weeks our course staff have taken the opportunity to perform some of those necessary tasks in preparation for the Spring / Summer growth months. The lack of rain continues to be an ongoing issue not only…
In Part 2 of our series highlighting the contribution of volunteers to Duntryleague, we catch up with Bron Ryan. Bron Ryan has been instrumental in leading a group of ladies in looking after the gardens at Duntryleague for the past…
The mild Autumn conditions have soon given away to the Winter freeze with sub zero temperatures and some light snow falls over the past 3 weeks indicating its time to bring out the thermals, adapt your play to some frozen…
L-R: Peter Byrne, John McGoldrick, John Brennan, Ian Forrester, Warwick Wheatley, Peter Fox, Phil Pile, David Swallow, Tony Barwick & Richard Benson. This week is National Volunteer Week (May 20 - 26, 2019). National Volunteer Week (NVW) acknowledges the generous…
Thirteen years at the helm, Duntryleague Greenkeeper Grant Barrett is still loving his job. After yesterday hosting the Blue Mountains and Western Districts Greenkeepers Day, Grant was bubbling with enthusiasm when he spoke about his work and explained what goes…
The big dry continued in April with no rainfall being recorded at Duntryleague putting added pressure on our already limited water supplies however with good irrigation management our course remained in a good shape for our Club Championships. The addition…
The Autumn weather conditions have been well received with some much needed rainfall being experienced mid March and early April promoting improved playing surfaces across our course. The renovations completed during the warmer than anticipated conditions in February tested the…
