THE Wangaratta Golf Club has suffered another flooding setback. Throughout last spring the local golf club was regularly closed due to flooding and the latest downpour originally forced the course to close the back nine for the weekend. However, Monday’s King’s Birthday Medley still went ahead with the club playing all holes bar the 11th and 12th. Chris Martens took the competition out with 38 points off a 2.7 handicap. Wangaratta Golf Club president Greg Sullivan was still in good spirits despite the flooding. “At this stage only hole 12 is still flooded,” Sullivan said. “On the 12th you tee off into a dip then come up the hill and back down another dip so the water just sits in the dips. “We still played comps on the weekend and had a really good King’s Birthday competition.” Sullivan said it’s a waiting game as to when the course will be back fully operational. “I noticed between Friday night and Saturday that the water had dropped around 30cm so we’ll just have to wait and see how long it takes,” he said. “After all of the floods last year we’re sort of used to it now and it’s just something we have to live with. “In a perfect world we’d love to have a levee bank so the water couldn’t come in but that’s obviously not the way it is.” Aside from the flooding, the Wangaratta Golf Club is in great condition with the driving range a massive hit, while members numbers are strong. “All in all we’re happy with how everything else is tracking,” Sullivan said. “We had strong fields for competitions throughout the spring and summer and member numbers are in good shape. “The driving range has been great for the club, our Friday night happy hours are always good fun with people coming for a hit and a drink while watching the footy.” The next mission for the local club will be to install higher netting along the sides of the driving range.
