Message from our Golf Course Superintendent


Cameron Smith, Golf Course Superintendent

With another successful week coming to a close, the maintenance team has taken the opportunity to lower all fairway heights to 10mm. This adjustment assists in removing any remaining winter leaf growth, encourages fresh new growth, and tightens the turf surface. Over the coming week, a circle cut will commence on The Pines golf course to further refine the fairway surfaces and enhance both ball lie and roll. Following last week’s granular fertiliser application, a growth regulator has also been applied to maintain consistent growth and promote lateral turf development.

As preparations begin for the upcoming renovations on The Palms golf course, members can expect a program similar to last year’s. However, with the valuable learnings gained, the team anticipates a faster turf recovery, particularly on the greens, allowing a return to the Club’s high standards more quickly. The Club extends its thanks to all members for their continued understanding and support as the team works to further enhance playing conditions across The Palms golf course.

 

This week, the maintenance team completed the following:

  • Applied slow-release granular fertiliser on The Pines golf course greens

  • Applied foliar fertiliser on The Pines golf course fairways, tees, and aprons

  • Trimmed irrigation valve lids on both golf courses

  • Trimmed and detailed The Palms golf course lake edges

  • Applied insecticide on The Pines golf course greens

  • Sprayed a soil flush application on The Palms golf course greens

  • Commenced mowing The Pines golf course rough

  • Marked hazard lines along both golf courses’ lake edges

  • Repaired and reinstalled the bunker entry steps on The Pines golf course 11th greenside bunker

  • Cultivated the new nursery area on the left-hand side of The Palms golf course 13th hole

  • Continued trimming and detailing The Pines Clubhouse gardens

  • Performed irrigation repairs on The Palms golf course

  • Continued spot spraying selective herbicide on The Palms golf course greens and collars to eliminate unwanted grass and weed species

Next week, the following will be addressed:

  • Fungicide application to greens on both golf courses

  • Continued mowing of The Pines golf course rough and commencement of mowing on The Palms golf course rough

  • Renovation of The Pines golf course southern driving range tee

  • Continued trimming and detailing of The Pines Clubhouse gardens

  • Continued trimming and detailing of The Palms golf course lake edges

  • Trimming of irrigation sprinkler heads on The Pines golf course

The Pines and The Palms golf courses

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