Message from Golf Course Superintendent Cameron Smith

“Over the past week, the Golf Course Maintenance team has been focused on general course improvements across The Pines and The Palms golf courses. Despite steady progress, the heavy rainfall earlier in the week left the courses waterlogged on Wednesday, causing some temporary setbacks. The team resumed work as conditions allowed, with particular attention to greens, bunkers, and irrigation areas to ensure the courses remain in the best condition. Looking ahead, preparations are underway for the upcoming Christmas period, including treatments to the greens and general course maintenance.“

Update on the Golf Courses

The Golf Course Maintenance team completed the following this week on and around The Pines golf course:

• Applied a fertiliser and growth control to the greens and fairways
• Continued trimming the irrigation and valve lids
• Trimmed and cleared the on-course drains
• Remarked the lines in the overflow parking bay
• Trimmed the native grasses in the gardens
• Remulched the Clubhouse and car park gardens
• Verti-cut and topdressed the large practice green

On The Palms golf course, the following was completed this week:

• Completed a verti-cut and light topdress on the greens
• Detailed and trimmed the bunkers
• Continued trimming the irrigation heads

Next week, the team plans to do the following on The Pines golf course:

• Mow the rough
• Apply a fungicide to the greens
• Apply a round of growth control and an herbicide to the tees
• Undertake general course maintenance to prepare for the Christmas period

The Palms golf course will undergo the following:

• Apply a fungicide to the greens
• Undertake general course maintenance to prepare for the Christmas period