Update on the Golf Courses
Greens
- Light top-dress
- Amendments applied
- Mown at 3.5mm
Aprons
- Reshaped and levelled the left side of the 4th green, the rear of the 10th green, the back left of the 14th green and the front and back right of the 15th green; all areas are returfed marked GUR
Tees and Fairways
- Top-dressed and granular fertiliser applied
Bunkers
- Full trim detail which includes edging, weeding, removal of grass chaff from renovations and checking of sand depth
Paths
- Removal of grass chaff piles; Thank you to Gary Simmons and Greg Richie for their assistance with this task on Tuesday.
Tree works
- Removal of dead and dangerous trees around the course done by contractors ITS
Next week the team plans to
- Verti-cut and dust The Palms greens
- Top-dress The Pines green aprons
- Complete the bunker detail
- Trim irrigation head sprinklers
The Pines Golf Course Annual Renovations
The annual renovations on The Pines commenced on Monday 31 October, being the first full course renovation since the greens’ reconstruction. This year’s program for the greens will differ to other years, as the greens will only require a light renovation due to their age.
More energy and resources will be put into tees, fairways and aprons. These areas will receive a heavy renovation due to the amount of thatch accumulation from the rainfall and after only undergoing a minor renovation earlier this year.
Greens
- Verti-cut at -1mm in two directions (matt and thatch removal)
- Aerate with 10mm solid tines (provides a corridor for oxygen in the root zone)
- Apply soil amendments (helps to correct any short falls in the greens’ soil profile)
- Heavily top dress with amended sand (assists in evening out any imperfections with the playing surface)
- Fertilise with Turf Starter at 3kg/100m2 (helps with turf recovery and vigour)
The estimated recovery time of the greens is 2 to 4 weeks.
Tees
- Scarify at -20mm in two directions (matt and thatch removal)
- Aerate with 12mm hollow tines (provides a corridor for oxygen in the root zone and removes thatch)
- Heavily top dress with amended sand (assists in evening out any imperfections with the playing surface)
- Fertilise with Turf Starter at 3kg/100m2 (helps with turf recovery and vigour)
Fairways
- Scarify at -20mm in two directions (matt and thatch removal)
- Aerate with 12mm hollow tines (provides a corridor for oxygen in the root zone and removes thatch)
- Top dress with amended sand at 5-7mm (assist in evening out any imperfections with the playing surface)
- Fertilise with Turf Starter at 3kg/100m2 (helps with turf recovery and vigour)
The tees’ and fairways’ estimated recovery time is 4 to 6 weeks. On re-opening after three weeks, these surfaces, having been heavily renovated, will be back to 50-60% of their normal condition subject to weather.
To view videos on course renovations, click on the below links:
In line with a recently conducted tree audit on both The Pines and The Palms golf courses, relevant works on The Pines will be completed during the upcoming annual renovation period. Click here to view a video on the importance of tree works around golf courses.
