Message from our Golf Course Superintendent
Cameron Smith, Golf Course Superintendent
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It has been a productive week as we completed the final tasks on The Palms golf course, including the application of a granular fertiliser across all surfaces. Strong results are expected over the next two weeks as we head into Christmas.
The team also took the opportunity to needle-tine the greens on The Pines golf course to relieve compaction and provide a much-needed breather after months of presenting the course in excellent condition. This light aeration supported a fungicide application targeting the persistent fairy ring on The Pines golf course. The green rings have been particularly stubborn, but with this treatment and the upcoming renovation in less than four weeks, several key processes are underway to manage the only real blemishes currently on the course.
Some members may have noticed recent vandalism on the 15th green on The Pines golf course, caused by electric motorbikes entering the site and performing long burnouts. Fortunately, most of the damage is superficial, but it will still require some care to encourage a quick recovery.
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This week, the maintenance team completed the following:
- Applied granular fertiliser to fairways and aprons on The Palms golf course
- Commenced trimming valve boxes and drain pits on both golf courses
- Mowed tee banks on The Palms golf course
- Commenced renovation chaff removal on the 12th hole of The Palms golf course
- Mowed rough on The Pines golf course
- Applied foliar fertiliser to fairways, tees, and aprons on The Pines golf course
- Applied fungicide to greens on both golf courses
- Tidied, straightened, or removed small pine trees on The Pines golf course
- Chipped and mulched tree debris on forest floors of The Pines golf course
- Applied herbicide to gardens surrounding the Clubhouse on The Pines golf course
- Completed lake trimming and detail work on the left-hand side of The Pines driving range
- Applied product to bunker surrounds on The Palms golf course
Next week, the following will be addressed:
- Mowing of the rough will commence on The Palms golf course
- Fungicide will be applied to the greens on The Pines golf course
- Trimming of irrigation sprinkler heads will continue on both golf courses
- A foliar fertiliser application will be completed on the fairways, tees, and green aprons on The Palms golf course
- Turf repair works will be carried out on The Palms golf course
- Garden trimming work will be undertaken on both golf courses
The Pines and The Palms golf courses