Message from our Golf Course Superintendent
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Cameron Smith, Golf Course Superintendent
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This week marks an exciting milestone, with the Australian WPGA Championship team now on site and the initial tournament infrastructure beginning to take shape around The Palms golf course. Installation of the tournament eighteen grandstands is underway, and early next week will see the placement of tee signage and range yardage boards, as preparations continue to build momentum.
The course itself remains in a very strong position. With the forecast rain for this coming weekend easing slightly, we are hopeful that mowing schedules and contractor movements will not be significantly impacted. Maintaining consistency in our presentation practices remains a key focus as we move closer to event time.
On The Palms golf course, bunker sand works are nearing completion, and presentation is continuing to lift daily. Over on The Pines golf course, additional sand has been added to bunkers on holes 6 and 8 to improve consistency and playability.
The coming weeks will see continued fine‑tuning as we balance tournament preparation with member play. Thank you for your continued support as we prepare the golf courses for this exciting period ahead.
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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
