Message from our Golf Course Superintendent

Cameron Smith, Golf Course Superintendent

Cameron Smith, 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