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

Message from our Golf Course Superintendent

Cameron Smith, Golf Course Superintendent

With the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship now underway, the maintenance team is fully engaged in daily tournament preparation across The Palms golf course. Works this week have included mowing all playing surfaces and bunkers, detailed trimming of bunkers, sprinklers, and stone walls along lake edges, along with continued garden detailing, including trimming and mulching. Rough mowing on The Palms golf course was completed on Sunday to further refine presentation and playing conditions.

On The Pines golf course, the team has commenced rough mowing and trimming works along several lake edges, while greens received a preventative fungicide application to support turf health as conditions fluctuate.

With championship operations running alongside regular maintenance, the team continues to balance tournament requirements with the ongoing presentation and playability of The Pines golf course. We appreciate the continued support and understanding of members and residents as the Club is showcased on an international stage.

This week, the maintenance team completed the following:

Undertook daily preparation work on The Palms golf course for the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship, including mowing all playing surfaces and bunkers
Mowed the rough on The Palms golf course on Sunday in preparation for the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship
Completed detail garden works on The Palms golf course, including trimming and mulching
Trimmed sprinklers on The Palms golf course
Carried out detailed trimming of bunkers on The Palms golf course
Trimmed stone walls along lake edges on The Palms golf course
Commenced mowing the rough on The Pines golf course
Applied fungicide to the greens on The Pines golf course
Commenced trimming works around lake edges on The Pines golf course
Completed detail mowing of the practice range and overflow car park
Trimmed irrigation valve lids on The Pines golf course

Next week, the following will be addressed:

Application of foliar fertiliser to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Pines golf course
Application of insecticide to the greens on The Pines golf course
Application of fungicide to the greens on The Palms golf course
Completion of mowing the rough on The Pines golf course
Completion of trimming works around lake edges on The Pines golf course
Trimming of sprinklers on The Pines golf course
Trimming and detailed bunker work on The Pines golf course