Venue Reopening

We are excited to announce that the Club will reopen on Tuesday 9^th June 2020.

I’m sure we can all agree that since the Club closed back in March, the world has changed significantly. When you return, life at the Warragul Country Club will look a little different. We’ve redesigned the Clubhouse and our services to adhere to the strict guidelines imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which in turn will help to ensure a safer environment for our Members and guests.
A few things to note…

The DHHS guidelines state that “cafes, restaurants and pubs can resume serving meals using table service only.”
This means that only the Bistro services will reopen at this point in time.

“The current directions require capacity limits of up to 20 patrons per single enclosed space, subject to meeting the density quotient of one patron per four square metres of patron-accessible area.”
Fortunately given the Club’s multiple enclosed spaces, our capacity for each single sitting is approximately 90 persons.
Bookings are therefore essential.

Revised operating hours, Monday to Sunday:
12pm to 2.30pm
6pm to 8pm
It is important to note that the Club will be closed in between operating hours.

Members will be advised later this week as to when bookings for the Bistro will open, please keep an eye on your emails. This correspondence will also provide more detail about social distancing guidelines, card-only transactions, new hygiene restrictions that all patrons are required to adhere to.
On behalf of the Board and Management at the Warragul Country Club, I’d like to say thank you for your continued support and staying connected with us during this time. The Club welcomes the Government’s decisions to ease Coronavirus restrictions and we look forward to further easing and potentially extending venue services, opening hours, capacities and the opening the Bars and Gaming Room.
 
We look forward to seeing you at the Club from Tuesday 9th June.
 
Michael Hodge
Chief Executive Officer
Warragul Country Club
 

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What Shutdown?

Congratulations to longtime member Alan Singline who after a 7 week enforced layoff, came out today, first competition back and broke his age!
It seems the layoff has helped Alan as he went out in 2 under par on the front nine, standing on 18th tee 1 under the card, he only had help of a torch on a mobile phone on the 18th which resulted in a bogey to finish even par 71 for the day. (Alan is a few weeks short of his 73rd birthday)
Well done to Alan, who only late last year advanced to the final of the Club Championships beating some much younger opponents.
Keep up the good work Singy!!

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Updated Timesheet Guidelines inc Over 55's Competitions

TIMESHEET GUIDELINES ~ Monday 18th May until further notice.

• Competition Golf available each day.  Members can choose to play competition should they wish to.
• One-Tee Start from the 1st Tee only. Eight (8) minute intervals.
• Tuesday – Men’s Competition 7:30am- 12:30pm.  Open Social Play to follow.
• Wednesday – Ladies 18 Hole Competition 9:00am – 10:52am / 9 Hole Comp 11:00, 11:08
• Wednesday Social Play – 11:30am – 4:00pm
• Saturday – Men’s & Ladies Competition, Open Timesheet 7:00am – 1:00pm*, Social Play 1:00pm – 4:00pm
• Saturday Tee Times will be monitored as days become shorter.
• Monday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday – Social Play with Competitions available for both Men’s & Ladies.
• The course will be open to WCC Golf Members only, strictly no guests or visitors are permitted at this time.
• Access for non-members will be monitored week to week.

Over 55’s

• From Monday 25th May, the Over 55’s competition will recommence.
• All play will be from the 1st Tee until further notice.
• A section of the timesheet has been dedicated to show this.
• All Members must be booked on the timesheet, strictly no roll ups.  If you know of someone who doesnt know how to use the online booking system, please ask them to call the Pro Shop before or on the morning of playing.
• Members should not arrive any earlier than 15 minutes prior to their tee off time.
• Recommendation for players to remain in (or next to) their cars until close to their starting time.

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Golf Cart for Sale $3500 ono – SOLD!

Yamaha 2007 Model 
$3500 ono

• Petrol golf cart
• Excellent condition
• Fully serviced and well looked after
• only blemish is tear on seat corner

If interested, please contact Jenny O’Brien on 0431 757 400
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New Virtual Lottery Booking Method

Members now select ‘Join Draw’ underneath the Locked timesheet status within 30 minutes of timesheet open, there will also be a new countdown timer.  The draw closes at 00:10 seconds to run the lottery to order all the draw participants.
When the timer hits 00:00 the first five participants in the lottery go into the timesheet to make a booking, all others will get a ticket in the queue to enter the timesheet when those ahead have completed their booking.  This may add a few minutes to the overall draw but will best replicate a lucky draw at the club.
By only allowing 5 members in the timesheet at a time, members have far better chance of selecting an available tee time as the timesheet is virtually live. A member that has access to the timesheet has 90 seconds to select a tee-time before the next person in the queue is admitted to the timesheet.  Once the member selects a tee time they have three minutes to complete a booking.
The benefits of the ‘Lottery’ are

• No more fastest click wins
• Your device or internet speed will not affect your entry in the draw
• Random draw for all
• Fairer for all as resembles a traditional members draw here at the club
• There’s less chance you will be rejected with ‘Row Taken’

Here are the steps for a PC user

1. Select Join Draw

2. Wait for Timer and stay on that screen

 

3. Your position in the queue

Frequently Asked Questions – FAQ

Q. If I am first to hit Join Draw do I go straight into the timesheet
A. No sorry you will have to wait until the random lottery of members that also select Join Draw.
Q. When can I select Join Draw
A. For PC users up to 30 minutes prior to timesheet opening. ie between 10 seconds and 30 minutes prior.
Q. I have a slow internet speed, will I miss out.
A. No you have as much chance as everyone that enters the draw.
Q. Previously I would get constantly get ‘Row Locked by Another User’ and that was frustrating
A. There are now only up to five members in the timesheet when it is your turn to book, if you were lucky you will have the hole timesheet to select.  If not lucky you will be able to select the remaining available rows without being rejected.
Q. I’m on a mobile device I can;t see Join Draw
A. For mobile device users that have the optimised mobile web site just select the timesheet and as long as you are within the 30 minutes of the draw closing you have Joined Draw.
Q. I’ve heard members using multiple devices and browsers to better their chance of getting a ticket in the draw.
A. Before lottery that was possible, not really fair on others though. Now you can only Join Draw once, try it more than once and you or they might not get a ticket in the draw.
Q. Can I a stay in and add more players after I have my added my group.
A. No you only get one ticket and group to book and there are others in the queue so please be mindful of your fellow members.
Q. I got to number 1 in the queue then it pushed me way back, what happened.
A. Sorry about that but browsers and devices all work in weird ways, you may have jumped on too early and your session timed out or your browser/device weren’t compatible.  We find lottery works best using the Google Chrome browser or clear your browsing history and start afresh next time.  The browsers save cookies and try and use those cookies to load pages faster.  Sometimes those cookies are older versions of the system.
Q. How long do I have to select a time
A. You have 60 seconds to select a tee time before the next person comes in, so the quicker you select a time the better your chances of getting a preferred time.
Q. How long do I have to complete a booking
A. You have three minutes to complete the booking of yourself and/or playing partners.
Q. Can I use my playing partners and default list to book partners
A. Yes, no change there but if you clubs has only two names per time you will need to remove two names form default playing group.

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