Update on the Golf Courses

The Golf Course Maintenance team completed a number of tasks this week, including:

• Continued turf replacement of the couch encroachment on The Palms greens
• Completion of trimming drain pits and valve lids on The Palms
• Insecticide application on The Palms greens and tees
• Herbicide application to control weeds in The Palms bunkers
• Debris clean up from pine trees on The Pines
• Granular fertiliser application to The Pines greens
• Herbicide application to Pines greens
• Mulching of the cleared area between The Pines 3^rd tee and 5^th green
• Additional flora planting in the garden to the right of The Pines 8^th tee
• Maintenance of the gardens and trees at the Clubhouse cart parking area, namely trimming of trees, uplifting, mulching, irrigation repair and flora planting
• Mowing of The Pines rough
• Additional spreading of pine needle mulch over the area to the left of The Pines 2^nd tee
• Scarification, top-dressing and granular fertiliser application on The Pines south range
• Application of foliar fertiliser and growth control on the driving range fairway
• Spraying of weeds in paths on The Pines
• Plugging out couch encroachment on The Pines greens

Next week the team plans to:

• Top-dress new turf areas on The Palms
• Mow The Palms rough
• Continue solid tine aeration and hand top-dressing of bare patches on The Pines fairways
• Aerate The Pines tees with solid tines
• Plant flora in the mulched area between The Pines 3^rd tee and 5^th green