Frost/ Fog delay Protocol

As we may experience some frosty or foggy mornings at this time of year. Here's a reminder of our club protocol.

Frost Delay

When necessary, the green staff may close the course until frost has cleared sufficiently to avoid damage to playing surfaces and greens can be mown.

• No play will begin until the course is declared open by club staff.
• Due to the nature of frost, a decision may not be possible until close to the first tee time of the day — please check course conditions before leaving home where possible.
• Tee times during the period of delay will be cancelled. As it is generally not possible to push tee times back en masse, players are welcome to book a later available time where possible.
• Updates will be provided through the pro shop and the club's usual communication channels.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Fog Delay

For the safety of all players, play may be delayed when fog reduces visibility to an unsafe level.

• No play will begin until the course is declared open by club staff.
• Tee times during the period of delay will be cancelled.
• When the course reopens, players with cancelled tee times may start their round at the hole they would have been on had they started on time.
• Players are welcome to rebook where possible.
• Updates will be provided through the pro shop and the club's usual communication channels.
• The decision to delay or resume play rests with club management, with player safety as the priority.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Photos courtesy of Christine Hansen

Waitemata Golf Club Goes Native — Exciting New Partnership Announced

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between Waitemata Golf Club and Restoring Takarunga Hauraki (RTH), a passionate community-led ecological restoration group working across the Devonport peninsula.

Over the next three years, together we will transform key areas of our course boundaries and surrounds into thriving native habitat — planting approximately 860 eco-sourced native trees and plants across three sites on and around our course. 

But this is about much more than trees. RTH will be running community planting days throughout the programme, and we are particularly excited about the school visits and learning workshops that will bring local children onto the course to plant, learn, and connect with nature. Imagine the next generation of golfers — and conservationists — getting their hands dirty right here at Waitemata.

The partnership also connects us to Auckland Council's Urban Ngahere (Forest) Strategy, with support from the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board, meaning our efforts contribute to the wider goal of increasing native canopy cover across Auckland.

This is a wonderful opportunity for our club to play a meaningful role in the environmental and community life of the Devonport peninsula. We look forward to sharing updates, photos, and planting day invitations with you as the programme gets underway.

Watch this space — and if you'd like to get involved, keep an eye out for our first community planting day coming up.

 

House Account

A reminder to all members (playing and social members) that you have access to a personal House Account. When you use any of the facilities at the Club, swipe your card at the checkout, or give them your membership number and you will accrue 15% loyalty dollars on all drinks purchases at the Café or Bar - which will be automatically added to your card for future use.  You can top up your cards at either the Café, ProShop or Bar checkouts. Alternatively, you can also top up online, on the Golf NZ website (note, this incurrs a $2 surcharge). Instructions on how to do this can be found here. 

This is also a handy way to pay for scramble competition entries, prize credit distribution and general payments. You can monitor your spends on either the Waitemata Golf Club Website (once logged in) or the Golf NZ App/Website.

All Blacks vs France – This Saturday!

Join us in the bar this Saturday to watch the All Blacks take on France! Kick-off is at 7.10pm — come down early, grab a seat and enjoy drink and food specials running throughout the match.

It's going to be a great occasion — we'd love to see as many black jerseys as possible!

Winter Quiz Night - Thursday

Winter Quiz Nights will continue throughout July. 

Last week's winners were 'New Bra'. We seem to have kept with the theme of a new winning team every week which is great - maybe this week it will be you?

Thanks for Brad Shilton for stepping in as temporary quiz master last week. Nate is back again this week.

Make yourself a team (2-6 people) and come along!