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Despite the wet weather this week, the GCM team has remained extremely productive. With The Palms golf course closed on Monday, the team took the opportunity to verticut and topdress the greens, further enhancing their already impressive recovery. This process helps limit vertical turf growth and promotes lateral spread, resulting in increased density and faster overall improvement. Several palm trees were also relocated, including transplants around the 15th and the movement of those from the 18th fairway into the new 16th tee complex. These adjustments will allow the team to refine contour mowing, extend fairway cuts around the palms, and improve areas that have not met our standards in recent years. In addition, a calcium-based fertiliser is being applied to the tees, fairways, and green surrounds on The Palms golf course. This treatment will support soil aeration and assist in managing sodium accumulation associated with irrigation water. The Pines golf course continues to be in excellent condition ahead of next week’s Sanctuary Cove Legends Pro-Am. Green speeds have been slightly slower following the recent rain, however with a more favourable forecast ahead, the team expects them to return to the tournament-level standards consistently delivered over the past few months. |
Next week, the following will be addressed:
More gypsum application on the fairways at The Palms golf course
A double clean-up mow following verticutting on the renovated greens at The Palms golf course
A light topdress applied to the renovated greens on The Palms golf course
More garden mulch work on The Palms golf course with much appreciated assistance from our volunteers
Another image of a light topdress applied to the renovated greens on The Palms golf course
Construction of the new garden at the 3rd hole turn-around area on The Palms golf course
Continued edging along the cart paths on The Palms golf course
Edging along the cart paths on The Palms golf course
Further transplanting of palm trees on the 18th hole at The Palms golf course
Forest mulcher in operation on the 15th hole at The Palms golf course
Garden mulch work on The Palms golf course with much appreciated assistance from our volunteers
Garden mulch work on The Palms golf course
Gypsum being applied to the fairways on The Palms golf course
Gypsum being applied to the tees on The Palms golf course
New irrigation being installed on the 16th and 17th tees at The Palms golf course
Rolling the renovated greens on The Palms golf course following topdressing
Transplanting palm trees between the 14th and 15th holes on The Palms golf course
Transplanting palm trees on the 18th hole at The Palms golf course
Verticutting the renovated greens on The Palms golf course
