Motorised carts and scooters permitted on course.
Fairways and Paths ONLY.
Preferred lies through the green.
COURSE CHANGE
1st and 10th Tee Changes: A Decision for Safety
Twin Towns has made the decision to change the location of the 1st and 10th tees due to ongoing safety concerns involving golf balls striking nearby homes.
For some time, residents in these houses have faced the risk of golf balls being hit onto their properties. This has raised legitimate concerns about the safety of residents, visitors and the homes themselves.
The tee changes are intended to reduce the risk of golf balls being hit towards residential properties and create a safer environment for everyone.
While changes to the course may take some adjustment for golfers, safety must remain a priority. Twin Towns believes these changes are a necessary step to address the ongoing issue and help protect the surrounding homes and residents.
We appreciate the understanding and cooperation of all members and golfers as these changes are introduced.
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NEW COURSE CHANGES
STARTS TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2026
THE 1ST & 10TH HOLE WILL HAVE A TEMPORARY TEE BOX IN PLAY UNTIL THE NEW TEE BOX IS CONSTRUCTED. THE RED TEES WILL REMAIN A PAR 5
WHILE THE BLUE & WHITES WILL BE REDUCED TO A PAR 4
NEW COURSE RATINGS TO COMMENCE 22/9/2026
BLUE TEE – PAR 69 – SCRATCH RATING 68 – SLOPE 130
WHITE TEE – PAR 69 – SCRATCH RATING 67 – SLOPE 120
RED TEE – PAR 73 – SCRATCH RATING 73 – SLOPE 120
CLUB BANORA GOLF COMMITTEE
Men’s Captain
Patrick
New Local Rule E-11
⛳ New Local Rule — Holes 5 & 14
A Simple Change to Keep the Game Fair
There’s a new Local Rule to be aware of at Club Banora, and it applies specifically to the timber netting post positioned to the front left of the 5th and 14th tees.
The new rule is Local Rule E-11, and while it is very simple, it’s important that everyone understands exactly what happens if your ball comes into contact with the netting post.
🏌️ What Is Local Rule E-11?
Any ball that comes into contact with the timber netting post to the front left of tee #5 or tee #14 will require the shot to be replayed — with NO penalty.
In other words:
🎯 Hit the post = Replay the shot, no penalty!
There is no penalty stroke and no need to play the ball from where it finishes.
Simply replay the shot from the original location.
🤔 Why Is This Rule Needed?
The timber netting post is there for a practical reason, but it can create an unusual situation when a golf ball strikes it.
A ball hitting the post can produce an unpredictable result, potentially giving the player a significant advantage or disadvantage that has little to do with the quality of the golf shot itself.
Local Rule E-11 provides a straightforward and fair solution.
Rather than trying to determine what happened to the ball after the contact, the rule simply says:
Contact with the post = replay the shot.
And importantly, there is no penalty for doing so.
📍 Where Does the Rule Apply?
The rule applies to the timber netting post located:
- To the front left of tee #5
- To the front left of tee #14
It is specifically the timber netting post that triggers the rule.
So, if your ball comes into contact with that post, remember that Local Rule E-11 applies.
⚠️ What Should You Do?
If your ball strikes the timber netting post:
- Stop play on that ball.
- Confirm that the ball has contacted the relevant timber netting post.
- Return to the original location of the shot.
- Replay the shot.
- No penalty stroke is added.
It’s as simple as that.
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📢 THE NOTICE BOARD HAS RISEN! 🏌️♂️
A Historic Day at the Club!
Stop the presses, cancel the emergency meeting and alert the clubhouse bar…
THE GOLF NOTICE BOARD IS BACK! 🎉
After what can only be described as an extended period of administrative maintenance — or, for those of us who prefer the truth, it fell over and nobody could be bothered putting it back — the legendary notice board has finally been re-erected and put back into service!
Yes, folks, it is standing.
It is upright.
It has notices on it.
We can hardly contain ourselves.
📌 A New Era Begins
The newly re-erected board is ready to carry the weight of important golfing information once again.
Please use it responsibly.
Pin things up.
Read things.
Remove things when they’re no longer relevant.
🎉 Welcome Back, Old Friend!
So let’s take a moment to appreciate this magnificent achievement in club infrastructure.
The notice board is standing proud once again, ready to inform.
📢 THE BOARD IS BACK!
Long may it stand.
And if anyone sees it starting to lean…
KEEP WALKING. 😂⛳🍻
Happy Golfing
Men’s Captain
Patrick
Toilets out of order.
Toilet block located after the 2nd hole is temporarily out of order.
Please plan your round accordingly.
Wednesday 19th August
At this stage motorised carts and scooters will be permitted on course.
Fairways and paths ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Preferred lies through the green.
HOWEVER… Any further rain overnight may change this decision and the course will be reassessed early Wednesday morning with an updated decision to follow.
TUESDAY 18th AUGUST
NO motorised carts or scooters permitted on golf course.
Ladies competition CANCELLED.
Golf Course CLOSED 6am – 7:30am for course maintenance.
Social play available all day from 7:30am (walking ONLY)
Tuesday 28th JULY
Motorised carts and scooters permitted on course today.
Fairways & paths ONLY.
Preferred lies through the green.
Bunkers are in play.
MONDAY July 27th
GOLF COURSE OPEN
NO MOTORISED CARTS or SCOOTERS ALLOWED
VETS COMPETITION CANCELLED
COURSE COMPETITION UPDATE
GOLF COURSE WILL RE OPEN SATURDAY JULY 25th
NO MOTORISED CARTS or SCOOTERS ALLOWED
A WALKING 18 COMP SATURDAY from 7 30—9 am
COMPETITION CANCELLED for SUNDAY July 26th
Course Update
At the moment the course is in its worst condition it has been in the last 3 months. We have gone from a situation from last Wednesday of the course in its best condition in the last 3 months to now where it is in its worst condition in that time. This is the first time the course has been closed for a period of time since Anzac Day. The huge deluge of rain we experienced on Anzac day and days after looked to the naked eye that the course was completely flooded, however the water disappeared very quickly and we were back on track within 3 days so playing golf and carts being on course was still feasible at times.
Since then we have experience out of the ordinary rainfall constantly through the colder months which has caused frustration for the committee, members, grounds staff, pro shop and social players alike. A lot of members would be wondering why the course has been completely closed from Sunday, viewing things from afar and although things may look good from afar, when you get up close to the fairways and course in general things and conditions look far from good.
At the moment the course is unplayable and if you can all please see the attached photos this is how all fairways look when you get up close. Other things to consider is the current evapouration rates. Even though the pumps have been on sonstantluy they can only get so much water off the course and the rest relies on evaporation, As an example on Sunday 19th July the recorded rainfall at Coolangatta was 18.2 mm which was primarrily from Midnight until 7am. The rest of the day was completely sunny with high gale force winds which you would expect is great drying weather, however the total evapouration rate for the day was 3mm. If you take that into account that is still 15mm + of water that just does not dissappear.
The continual rainfall we have had since Sunday has been completely unexpected and has been even more detrimentle to the course in general. All grounds staff have been very reluctant to even drive our vehicles on course and picking our battles and focusing on making sure all drains are flowing. The only things being mowed at the moment are the greens and they are the best thing still looking on the course.
When the grounds staff have these situations we try to focus on other jobs required that you can’t do in the summer months and when the course is like this so we have been focusing on the continual fade lift of the Island House which has been progressing at an alarming rate.
On a good note the forecast over the next 10 days looks very promisiing and we are hoping to present a great course for the Mens Chanpoinships beginning on Saturday 1st Auguist.
Please be patient everyone its just as frustrating for all of you as it is for all of us.
Best regards
The Shed
