This is already shaping up to be a busy year for us on council.

We have our new Secretary, Karen Dyer who started with us at the beginning of the year and I would like to welcome Karen to Dullatur Golf Club.

We also have a new head greenkeeper, Tommy Adamson who took over following Bobby Fleming’s retirement at the end of the season. Tommy has been with us for a good number of years.

The professionals shop has moved to what was the dirty bar and we currently are moving our offices into the space that the shop occupied. We have entered into a lease to rent out the existing office space for the next 3 years.

We are currently looking at refurbishing the members bar with new tables and chairs and also new chairs in the lounge area. We hope that will complete by the end of April. We will look at replacing the tables in the lounge in the future.

We have also been negotiating further with Cala regarding the disposal of the ground previously occupied by the tennis, bowls and greenkeepers facilities and hope that this can be resolved soon. This will then allow us to start rebuilding these facilities.

The Reid Jack room has proved a great success giving members and guests an alternative place allowing us to concentrate on utilising the lounge more for functions at weekend. The results of that are reflected in the uplift in bar and food sales in last year’s accounts and, despite the weather the clubhouse continues to perform well this year.

Could I thank Malcolm and Karen for all their help this year and also record our thanks to Willie Crombie, our previous Secretary, for everything he did in his period in office.

The golf courses were in superb condition last year and I would like to thank Bobby and Tommy for all their work over the past years and look forward to good courses this year. Unfortunately the weather has not been kind of late, meaning that much of the winter program has not happened. It is likely that certain of the greens may not be in play at the start of April to allow them to recover from the protracted periods that they have spent under snow so far this year. I can assure everyone that they will be restored to play as soon as possible when the greenkeeper feels they are ready.

We are aware that forthcoming legislation is likely to impact on certain of our membership categories. The council is currently reviewing this and is seeking advice on the impact of this. We will update members when the position becomes clearer and all the facts known to us.

I would like to take this opportunity to extend a welcome to anyone visiting this web site who are not members to come along and see what we have to offer in the way of facilities and memberships. You will be very welcome and there is always a member of staff or committee who can assist with information and a guided tour. Alternatively please do not hesitate to contact us via the details available on this site.

I am looking forward to the coming year and representing Dullatur Golf Club. I wish everyone the very best for the coming season.