Update on the Golf Courses – Friday 20 February - Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club

Message from our Golf Course Superintendent

Cameron Smith, Golf Course Superintendent

With a welcome 108mm of rainfall across the golf course last week, we have already seen the positive impact that clean water can have on the property. Fortunately, the heavier totals that were forecast did not eventuate, and the steady, soaking rain has effectively flushed the built‑up salts and minerals that accumulated over the past three months. The Pines golf course is already showing strong signs of recovery, and we expect it to return to our usual presentation standard very soon.

This week, we completed the final major fertility application on The Palms golf course, covering all short‑cut areas and high‑traffic roughs. Our focus now shifts to detailed course work, including minor turf replacement, continued trimming, and landscape mulching. From next week, delayed tee times will be introduced (No tee times between 7am – 8am and 11am – 1pm), along with managed tee marker placements to rest the tournament tees over the next four weeks.

This week, the maintenance team completed the following:

Edged and detailed the cart paths on The Pines golf course
Completed the spiral cut and gypsum application on the fairways on The Pines golf course
Continued mowing the rough on The Pines golf course
Applied foliar fertiliser and growth control to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Pines golf course
Applied fungicide and insecticide to the greens on both golf courses
Continued trimming sprinkler heads on The Pines golf course
Cleared pine cones and needles from all areas on The Pines golf course
Placed new bunker rakes on The Pines golf course
Applied granular fertiliser to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Palms golf course
Trimmed irrigation valve boxes and drain pits on The Palms golf course
Spread mulch around the fig tree on the right side of the 17th hole on The Palms golf course
Trimmed the tee discs on The Palms golf course
Returfed selected bare areas on The Palms golf course
Collected fallen palm fronds with the assistance of the members’ working group
Mowed the rough on The Palms golf course

Next week, the following will be addressed:

Verti‑cut and apply a light dusting to the greens on both golf courses
Apply foliar fertiliser and growth control to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Palms golf course
Edge the cart paths on The Palms golf course
Trim and detail the bunkers on The Palms golf course
Apply wetting agent and insecticide to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Palms golf course
Mow the rough on The Pines golf course
Trim the tree bases on The Palms golf course

The Pines and The Palms golf courses