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Two Tee System Change

30/9/2014

2 Comments

 
The Match Committee, with the support of the General Committee, have decided that this summer we will revert to a one tee system. Whilst this may not suit some members the reasoning for this change is outlined below and as with all changes will be continually monitored to ensure it remains the most appropriate for as many members as possible.

The reason for the movement away from the two tee system is based on two reasons:

1. Over the past few years there has been a steady increase in the number of players entering the regular Saturday competitions. Previous years may have seen up to 150 or 160 for our Club Championship qualifying rounds (traditionally the busiest weeks), that number is now not uncommon on a regular Saturday competition.

2. The current two tee system is inefficient as it does not maximise the number of players on the course. This is due to the contrast between how long the tee is open (6:30 am to 8:00 am - 1.30 hours) to how long the tee is closed (8:00 am to 10:15 am - 2:15 hours).

As a result of the above issues the Match Committee completed an analysis of the available options and has decided to make the following changes:

1. The two tee system will not be implemented for the upcoming summer.
2. A one tee system will be in place with tee times commencing from first light, but no earlier than 6:00 am.

The benefit of these changes comes from being able to maximise the number of playing spots available which is very important given the increase in competition players. This ensures that the maximum number of players are able to use our course as early as possible on a Saturday.

The document attached below shows the various options, times, groups and numbers of players each scenario provides however the key difference that has lead to the change is that during the "early" stage of our current  two tee system the maximum number of players on the course is 96, which is achieved by 8:00 am. Under the proposed one tee system 96 players will be on the course by 9:00 am and after this the number of players on course under the two tee system does not exceed the proposed one tee system, given the inefficiencies mentioned above.

There are many other factors that come into play and the Match Committee is confident that these have been considered, however it is important to note that this change has been adopted to try and ensure that largest number of members is catered for.

There are also some other minor options that will be considered to further help improve the efficiency of our Saturday competition times and as with all changes the system will be monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure it remains appropriate.

Any members who have comments about this change are welcome to contact the committee via email at info@echungagolf.com.au

Tee time assessment document

2 Comments
Rob Huisman
4/10/2014 10:22:42 am

I principle it's a good idea for financial purposes, but personally I think we need to look at it from a heat stress safety viewpoint, we need to look at how many people have completed their round by 13:00 when the summer heat is at its peak, untill 16:00 when it starts cooling down again, on the days when it's 36 degrees and higher, it's not advisable to be in these conditions for extended periods. Could you please do a time assessment for how many people have finished by 13:00, thank you Rob

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Hugh Griffin
4/10/2014 12:39:51 pm

Hi Rob

Thanks for the well considered feedback and I can assure you that this scenario was looked at. A couple of key points are:

1. The current two tee system gets 96 players on the course in the morning and this is the number that would be finished by 1:00 pm given the "afternoon" tee off doesn't commence until 10:15 am. Assuming a round takes 4 hours in this scenario we wouldn't increase on the 96 completed number until 2:15 pm.

Under the proposed system we will have 96 players on the course by 9:04 am. This means that the same number would be completed by 1:00 pm as the two tee system, however by 2:15 pm (the time that the two tee system begins to increase on the 96 completed number), the proposed system would see 132 completed, a vast improvement due which is due to the in efficiency of the two tee set up as it stands.

2. All of the above is entirely "theory". In practice what we have actually seen is that on days which are around the 36 degree mark most people will continue to play in their normal time slot. Once we start to get around the 40 degree mark many people, in particular the morning starters, don't actually play. As such the need to get more on the course on hot days often isn't actually required as our numbers will drop substantially on these days.

Thanks for your comments, hope that explains what you were after. Let me assure you every time we make any changes we really do try and consider every scenario covering as many people as possible. Also if the change doesn't work we wont be afraid to alter it back.

Feel free to hit me up with another question if you want anything else covered.

cheers

Hugh Griffin
Captain.

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