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Course Update 16th April

It had been a relief to have a week of fine weather, allowing mowing to occur throughout the week. The annual US Masters Day was played on Monday, with a shotgun start over the Composite Course.  With this event and a considerable number of players on the course, enjoying the improved weather conditions, it has taken most all week to get the course mown.  There are some limited areas that remain too wet to cut and preferred lie will stay in place for the short term.  

This week has seen some substantial tree removal and tidy-up work around the maintenance shed in preparation for the commencement of demolition works. The cart path on the 22^nd hole has been extended by some 180m, leaving approximately 150m to be completed.  The greens have been fertilised and fungicide has also been applied.

In the coming week, we will be dusting the greens on holes 1-18 on Monday. Cart path works will continue on the 22^nd hole, with contractors commencing the installation of the new irrigation network to the 22^nd fairway. We also look forward to welcoming the new 2IC to Keperra Country Golf Club.  Tim Inglis comes with 18 years’ experience in the industry and will be a great addition to the team.

Keith Johnson

Course Superintendent

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April 9th – Course Update

While the Brisbane Lock Down was a disruption to all associated with the Club, it did allow my team to focus on bunker maintenance (65 man-hours in total) & getting the entire course mowed before the Easter long weekend.  With several clubhouse employees redeployed to my team, we were able to have the course in good shape for Friday (Good Friday).  Frustratingly, only those who could play on Friday and Saturday would have seen the bunkers in their desired condition. In the four days leading into Easter, we were also able to groom and dust the greens on holes 1-18. 

Disappointingly, the condition of the green’s on holes 1-18 are below expectation & rectifying the related problems remains my priority.  A review of maintenance practices has commenced with changes to several cultural practices having already been adopted.  The weather conditions over the past month have added further challenges, but this does not alter the importance & urgency of this rectification task.  Next week a liquid fertiliser application will be applied, inclusive of hand dusting of the surfaces.        

The 22^nd hole project has suffered a further setback this week, with cart path works and irrigation contractors unable to go ahead with their programmed works due to the 90mm of rain falling on the course since Saturday. We have now had more than 420mm of rain over the past five weeks. The scheduled tree removal associated with the maintenance shed project will also have to be reprogrammed.

The local Cockatoo population are causing us grief, with the 9^th, 18^th & 27^th greens being regularly dug up.  Unfortunately, their seasonal attacks on the greens seem to be lasting longer this year. The regulatory protections that exist make it a challenging issue to manage.

The course remains exceptionally wet, with most areas beyond the immediate fairways having not been mown.  Encouragingly, the weather forecast for the next 14 days is mostly fine, which will enable several overdue maintenance tasks to be completed.  

Superintendent 

Keith Johnson

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Ladies Club Matchplay Finals Draw A, B & C Grades

The Ladies A, B & C Grade Matchplay Championships Finals will be completed next Tuesday 27th of April. Good luck to all of those competing.

Please click on the appropriate link below to see the draws:

Ladies 2021 Matchplay – A Grade Final Draw

Ladies 2021 Matchplay – B Grade Final Draw

Ladies 2021 Matchplay – C Grade Final Draw

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Course Condition – Wednesday 07/04/2021

Members, as at 5.45am the 20th bridge is currently impassable and the 11th bridge is close to going under. As expected course conditions are extremely wet. With only 6mm forecast for the rest of the day we are hopeful that holes 1 – 18 will remain open for play. Motorised Carts must remain on paths at all times. 

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Special Olympics

During March Keperra hosted the Special Olympics State Championships for Golf.  The Club was delighted to have been chosen to host the event, which showcased the talent and courage of these exceptional athletes, which included a total of 27 participants from all four Brisbane shires who competing across a range of different formats.  Although the day was not about winning or losing, the Club was thrilled to see three Keperra Members, namely Dylan Price win a gold Medal, Jiho Park win a silver medal and Christian Hauser achieve an admirable 4^th position.  The Club would also like to thank the numerous Members who volunteered their afternoon in assisting and partnering the participants.  The Club is very proud of this ever-growing “all abilities” golfing program and committed to ensuring its long-term success.  For a complete slideshow of phots from the Championships, please click here.

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