Update on the Golf Courses – Friday 27 February - Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club

Message from our Golf Course Superintendent

Cameron Smith, Golf Course Superintendent

It has been an extremely busy week for the team. We completed a V‑cut and a light sand dusting across both golf courses ahead of this weekend’s forecast rain. The greens have responded well to the application, which will help regulate growth and maintain surface quality.

All short‑cut areas have now received their first height reduction. Fairways are being maintained at 8mm, with tees and green surrounds at 6mm. This gradual reduction in height will promote lateral growth and improve density. Contractors will commence work next week, redistributing mulch around The Palms golf course to freshen presentation across key areas. The Palms golf course is in a strong position leading into the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship, and while we are mindful not to peak too early, the coming weeks are shaping up well.

This week, the maintenance team completed the following:

Verti‑cut and dusted the greens on both The Palms golf course and The Pines golf course
Applied insecticide and a wetting agent to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Palms golf course
Applied foliar fertiliser to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Palms golf course
Edged and detailed the cart paths on The Palms golf course
Completed bunker trimming and detailing on The Palms golf course
Returfed the white tee block on the 10th hole on The Palms golf course
Assisted the volunteer working group in collecting fallen palm fronds on The Palms golf course
Continued mowing the rough on The Pines golf course
Returfed selected bare areas and path edges on The Palms golf course
Completed the gypsum application on the fairways on The Pines golf course
Continued trimming irrigation sprinkler heads on The Pines golf course
Applied fungicide to the greens on The Palms golf course
Topped up the left‑hand‑side greenside bunker on The Pines golf course with new sand
Mowed the green aprons on The Pines golf course down to 6mm
Completed cart path edging on the new 10th hole on The Palms golf course
Carried out driving‑range detail work on The Pines golf course, including trimming sprinkler heads and bunker edging

Next week, the following will be addressed:

Verti‑cut and apply a light dusting to the greens on The Palms golf course
Mulch the gardens on The Palms golf course
Trim and detail the lake edges on The Palms golf course, including the lake on the 18th hole on The Pines golf course
Check bunker depths, and amend where required, on The Palms golf course
Mow the rough on The Palms golf course
Apply foliar fertiliser to the tees, green aprons, and fairways on The Pines golf course
Apply a pesticide to the greens on The Pines golf course

The Pines and The Palms golf courses