hole in 1 Brighton, Victoria, Australia
By nnomae on 02-Sep-19. Waypoint GC8D3Y4

Unfortunately there does not seem to be any evidence to indicate that steps have been, or will be taken, to resolve the issue/s associated with this placement.

It would appear the cache has been abandoned.

As such the cache is being de-listed (Archived). If there are components or remnants of the cache, please recover them as we don't want to litter our environment with Georubbish.

If you wish to contact a Reviewer regarding this cache, please send an email via the profile - [**Bunjil**,](https://coord.info/PR9GZ0K) and quote the Cache Name and GC Identification Code.

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### **OWNER MAINTENANCE REQUIRED PLEASE** ###

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Hi there nnomae,

This cache has been flagged by Geocaching HQ as a cache that **MAY** need some attention.

You may recall having received an automated email from Geocaching HQ which explained what you needed to do.

Unfortunately, nothing seems to have happened, so I am having to take the next step and temporarily disable the cache - see here: [**Geocache Health Score.**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=713)

**You do need to respond in some way within 14 days so others know exactly what is happening with this cache - please don't let a lack of communication kill this cache.**

#What should you do now:-#
You have a number of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:-

- **Check On The Cache:-** Visit the cache and repair and/or replace or do whatever else is needed, post an [**Owner Maintenance log**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) indicating the cache has been checked and [**ENABLE your cache.**](https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 ) Then sit back and wait for the praises.

- **Place A Write Note Log:-** Reviewers are not mind readers, so without your note on the cache page telling them what the situation is, they can't tell what is going on with the cache.
So please just post a note to the page (within 14 days) and, when the listing is next checked, all will be fine for a little bit longer. But be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it.
If you have a long term unavailable cache (where you don't have an actual date), please ensure you visit this page and post a note every 4 to 6 weeks so as to keep everyone up to speed with what is happening.

- **Adopt/Archive:-** If you don't plan on fixing it then you could consider passing it on to another Geocacher by asking them to [**Adopt it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=54) or alternatively, you need to [**Archive it,**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=56) so it is removed from searches and someone else can have the spot. Don't forget to remove any remnants of your previously enjoyed cache too.

You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of the above. Well, when the cache is next checked by a Reviewer, if the issue has not been addressed, or there is no acknowledgment as requested above, it will be assumed the cache has been abandoned and processed accordingly.

Honestly, I'd rather you decide, so please do something before then. Please don't send me an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.

**JUST A TIP:-** Have you checked out the new Geocaching Dash Board designed to assist a Cache Owner in managing the caches they own? Have a read about it [**HERE.**](https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2020/07/welcome-to-the-cache-owner-dashboard/?newsletter=PM) You will find your very own dash board [**HERE**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/owner?utm_source=geocaching&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=COD)

Thanks for you cooperation,

Bunjil

[3AS]

DNF Due to new Elsternwick Park Nature Reserve

Whole GZ has gone and is now fenced off. CO has not logged on for over a year so I don’t think this will ever be fixed.

The site is fenced off and under construction. Might be worth deactivating for a while.

Golf course gone, cache site excavated, enjoy the walk.

It seems to be fenced off?

Hi

Found the lid but no container, it might have been muggled. Put the lid back by the tree. May revisit another time

I'll have to check again

Good find!

Great park and thanks for the hide

Tftc

TFTC! Quick find on a lovely afternoon walk and geocaching hunt with my uncle.

It is easy

DNF. Have a feeling it might have disappeared

dnf. A fort has been built in the area so suspected muggle

Corona virus aside we tracked this one down. Just follow the coordinates, have a little curiosity and use plenty of hand sanitizer. have fun hunters.

Very tricky but veeerrryyyy good!!! Worth the hunt!!

Take 2 and success! Nice to run across some fellow cachers on the way. Great hide in a great park. TFTC

Well snuggled. GPS jumped around a bit

An easy find for hunting with the kids.

After a DNF here a couple of months back this one had been nagging me to come back and try again. I could see it had been found plenty times since so I knew there was no problem with it. Today I had the time as I was heading out to a leap day/year caching event further south and was able to stop here along the way. There seemed to be some sort of outdoor cinema setup in the park tonight and as I approached GZ I was a little concerned there were going to be muggles where I needed to go. As it turned out the familiar clump of trees were just hidden from the main crowd further along and I was able to search in peace. Found it almost right away leaving me wondering how I missed it last time to be honest! Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables. Thanks for the cache nnomae. Good to tick this local one off the list on the 29th.

Our first trip to the park since the golf course was turned into a park. Hard work with the pram but a quick find once we ditched it. TFTC

A nice quick and easy find in between showers.
Unbelievable weather today.
Raining one minute, scorching sun the next.
TFTC

I came into this area today in order to find a mystery I solved a few days ago and decided to have a little wander around. Of course I also wanted to find the other caches close by, "hole in 1" being my first one. You need to have slim hands to grab this one. TFTC and greetings from Austria!

TFTC, driven past this old golf course so many times over the year, nice walk on a sunny day!

Found in the company of GJMMelb and quiet1_au. G found it quickly. TFTC

Found with Quiet1_au and Lochb. I headed to another spot while Q and l searched nearby. I happened to get the right spot and found the cache quickly. Thanks nnomae
GJMMelb

An interesting place, and although we (lochb, G' of GJMMelb and I) have cached in this area before we haven't visited this spot (only recently accessible?). Some muggles about but not a problem for us, after a quick search G' located the cache (I was a bit distracted by the friendly local magpies who were checking us out) TFTC

Never ventured here before today, despite living five minutes' walk away in Elwood for eight years, as this was still very much a golf course back then.

So it was great to have the impetus to come for a wander about. Echoing some previous cachers' comments, there's something weirdly appealing about the landscape of abandoned golf courses - I've previously enjoyed exploring the one up in Olinda and this scratched a similar itch.

At GZ there was really only one place the cache was likely to be, and after poking around a bit that turned out to be the case.

Signed the log as quickly as possible before moving on, as post-discovery I suddenly noticed that someone is sleeping rough in a copse of trees about 40m away - happily they were sitting facing away from me so hadn't noticed my presence, but from what I could see they seemed quite well established, with a small tent set up under cover, etc.

Thanks for the cache and excuse to explore, nnomae.

Nice, easy find. All in good condition. TFTC

I am back into caching after a couple of health issues. It feels good to be on the hunt again. A nice quick find after lunch in Elsternwick

Grabbed while traveling our wonderful country. TFTC nnomae.

Did not get a hole in one here, although I have hit a hole in one in a game of golf. It was at Yarrambat, many years ago.

Thanks nnomae for hole in 1

#4349

10:02 am #9088
Rather strange riding around a deserted golf course. Like a ghost town, I was expecting tumbleweeds.
Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache, nnomae

Pretty easy find. Didn't need the hint, but when I saw the actual hint, it made sense. Pretty good geocache, I'm heading off to the next one.

I remember playing golf here about three years ago. Didn’t know it was going to be transformed into this. This is the third cache of the day for GeoHorse23 and I. Although the weather was supposed to be cloudy, we arrived to the park greeted by a hot sun. Luckily we brought our mountain bikes since the path was very rough. We had fun riding through the grass and over the hills before my phone’s GPS buzzed telling me that we had arrived at the posted coordinates. After a few minutes of searching we found the cache in a lovely black container with shiny golden writing on the lid. From the description we knew what we had found. Great hiding spot. Off to find some more caches now! TFTC

The last time I was here, this park was still a golf course. It's kind of strange to see what it is now. It has a real abandoned vibe to it - golf cart paths barely intact, fairways overgrown, clubhouse graffitied. It is very serene though, with the sound of chirping birds and the highway traffic sounding like no more than a gentle breeze. There was only one person here with their dog. Thank you for bringing kingdkingd and I to this spot today. TFTC

When I came into the park there are no clear paths to get to the cache, i happened to be riding my road bike which isn't great for grass like this I eventually found the GZ. Quick find.
TFTC

Came to this area before and after work. Fortunately, no lighting here, it could be happening soon. Thanks nnomae for placing the cache and fun.

Great little hide. TFTC

Lordy was it hot today! I decided to go out and find a cache to maximise my chances to fulfil the conditions for securing the 3-2-1 souvenir.
I picked a parking spot a 150m or so away from GZ and trotted over in the hot, blustery conditions.
A mercifully short search yielded the cache. I quickly signed the log and beat a retreat to the car's aircon.
Thanks for placing a cache this local to me. Much appreciated for days like these!

Interesting to see the golf course going back to a wild state. TFTC

Found at 2:53 pm.
I rode my bike into here today and there were only 3 people in the whole park that I could see. Me on my bike and the other 2 having a picnic right at GZ.
Guess I'll have to come back another day.
Thanks nnomae for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

After finishing work in the city for the day, I thought I would leave early and collect a number of geocaches on the way home. Way home as in completely out of the way to continue collecting puzzles and clues of Muzza geocaches, a personal challenge I am working on.

Can't say that I have ever gone geocaching in the heart of Melbourne and thought about snakes. But none in evidence today and the container was found easily when looking from the correct angle.

Thanks for the cache nnomae
Hunter

A perfect way to catch a beautiful sunset and round out a little cache trip. Found the host item quickly and had the cache in hand minutes later. SL TFTC

No luck for me here. This one isn't far from home so I've been meaning to give it a try since it was published. I was dodging the showers today but still give it a good crack at GZ but it wasn't to be. I'm sure I'll be back this way again soon. Thanks anyway.

A quick find (i.e. requiring less than one full circumnavigation) on an overcast Saturday morning. Park was almost deserted except for a few dog-walking muggles. TFTC!

Thought it had been stolen but after a good 15 minutes it was found

Out with xambo4u, we had a quick stroll across the parklands. It took a while before we found the well hidden cache. Thanks nnomae

Out and about with echidna44 exploring another new area took awhile to find this one. Just as well the echidna is a digger. It will interesting to see what this area will be like in tweleve months. Units is guess. Thanks for the cache

Find#6454
2:58 PM
October 5, 2019
Just about to give up when I stumbled upon it. Nicely hidden but it looks like this spot is often heavily infected with local kids so I'm not sure about its longevity.

Thanks for the fun nnomae

Great hiding spot, although I think we scared some other geocachers off.

Ah, another dnf! I searched here for ages with no luck. Will try again soon...

I often walk around Elsternwick park after work, and just over a year ago, I noticed that the old golf course was being opened up. I was then able to place the first cache in here. Nice to see another one.

Today I needed to get out for a short walk, and though it had been raining, and was beginning to do so again, I thought this would be a good destination for my walk, at just over a kilometre as the crow flies. Once at GZ, I spotted a likely spot, and though I didn't see it from one side, I spotted it from the other for a nice quick find. I took the pathtag left yesterday.

My thanks to nnomae for placing the cache.

PS The gold GC seems to have rubbed off already.

Found it !!! Great hide.. this is our favorite park. Left a path tag

In need of some more daily steps for Steptember, I brought up the geomap to see if it was worth driving somewhere to grab a few caches -- when I saw a new cache in this reserve! Oooh, I thought, that's well within my usual walking radius from home... so the car was not needed after all and off I strode with pockets full of TBs, phone and pen. I was near this reserve on Monday, in fact, but the cache was not published then (and I probably would not have checked anyway).

I arrived just as bendover123 was finishing up, so I had a little clue where the cache might be. This meant I found it pretty quickly. Thanks for placing a cache in this reserve for me to find today.

Amazing fantastic spot. It took me a while but I found it.

Published - Congratulations on your first cache placement.

If you haven't already done so, please make sure you have a look at these items on the Geocaching Blog titled;

- [**9 Tips for responsible cache maintenance,**](https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2017/06/9-tips-for-responsible-cache-maintenance/)

- [**Geocaching Etiquette 201: Cache Ownership**](https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2019/06/geocaching-etiquette-201-cache-ownership/)

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- [**Managing Your Geocache Listing;**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=234) regarding looking after your cache page.

- [**Edit a Listing After Publication;**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=201) which explains what you can change on your cache page.

(FTF) 14.55 forgot my golf clubs today. ! Congratulations on your first hide nnomae. I have worked very close to this location over the last 20 years. Had a busy day so when I got a half hour break just after 2.30, I thought someone would have found this one. Anyway the sun was out so I ventured to a familiar area. ( played a number of rounds of 9 hole golf here )
The golf course is slowly turning into a park as the bunkers and greens are disappearing - I still have many frustrating memories here. So more parkland to lay caches. A great idea here and a number of nooks and crannies to look into. Looks like ongoing gardens work happening. FTF is difficult because no hints apart from the CO. Coordinates were pretty stable. After 10 mins of checking and doubting I looked a little closer in a spot and the cache was in hand with a blank page