Message from our Golf Course Superintendent

This week, the maintenance team completed the following:

• Applied foliar fertiliser to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Pines golf course
• Mowed the rough on The Palms golf course, with thanks to Paul Smerdon and Gary Simmons for assisting
• Continued trimming irrigation sprinkler heads on both golf courses
• Marked hazard lines on both golf courses
• Added new sand to selected bunkers on The Pines golf course
• Applied gypsum to the green surrounds on The Pines golf course
• Applied insecticide to the greens on The Pines golf course
• Completed mulching work around the gardens near the 10th green on The Palms golf course, with thanks to the Club’s volunteer group
• Completed mulching along the 18th‑hole cart path on The Palms golf course (contractors)
• Trimmed and detailed lake edges on The Palms golf course
• Checked sand depths and levelled bunkers where required on The Palms golf course
• Applied foliar fertiliser to the bunker surrounds on The Palms golf course
• Applied plant‑growth regulator to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Palms golf course
• Continued re‑turfing cart‑path edges on The Palms golf course
• Mowed the tee banks on The Palms golf course using the Ventrac unit
• Topped up the practice bunkers on The Palms golf course with new sand
• Applied fungicide to the greens on The Palms golf course

Next week, the following will be addressed:

• Apply foliar fertiliser to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on both golf courses
• Mow the rough on both golf courses
• Apply fungicide to the greens on The Pines golf course
• Edge and detail the cart paths on The Palms golf course
• Trim and detail bunkers on The Palms golf course
• Mulch the gardens on The Palms golf course
• Whipper‑snip the tree bases on The Palms golf course
• Fill the tree wells on The Palms golf course
• Complete final course preparations ahead of the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship

The Pines and The Palms golf courses

Adding new sand to the practice bunkers on The Palms golf course

Checking bunker sand depth and levelling where required on The Palms golf course

Contractors spreading mulch in the gardens on The Palms golf course

Early morning photo of the 2nd green and hole on The Pines golf course

Mowing the rough on The Palms golf course

Re‑turfing the cart‑path edges on The Palms golf course

Sand movement in a fairway bunker on The Pines golf course

The 12th fairway on The Pines golf course after foliar fertiliser application and mowing

Trimming irrigation sprinkler heads on The Palms golf course

Trimming the lake edges on The Palms golf course

Ventrac mowing the tee banks on The Palms golf course

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