As we move into the final month of winter, the course planning processes move to the spring renovations and preparing the course for Summer.\u00a0 More immediately, we have commenced a spray program to address the emergence of winter grass in the putting surfaces, and extensive tree maintenance works continue to improve the play lines of holes, expose waterways, and improve airflow & sunlight to playing surfaces.<\/p>\n
Greens<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We are extremely pleased with the health of the greens and the way they have performed throughout winter.\u00a0 The strong coverage that existed going into winter ensured that we would not need to oversow the surfaces.\u00a0 It is always preferred not to oversow as it removes the need for an additional renovation & the playing convenience that come with this task.\u00a0 Furthermore, it reduces the tasks and additional stress the plant incurs whilst spraying to remove the rye at the end of the season.<\/p>\n The green renovation process is anticipated to be similar to last year’s approach. \u00a0It will be a reasonably invasive renovation with 16mm cores being removed, deep scarification & a heavy top dress with sand and nutrient amendments (subject to final agronomist reports). \u00a0Throughout summer, we will again adopt a regular grooming and dusting process with the goal of strengthening the plant and the quality of the playing surface.\u00a0 A modified approach is being considered for greens 7 & 17, which are challenging year-round.\u00a0 Green 8 will not be renovated with the expectation that the works to build the new retaining wall and, ultimately, a new green will commence before the end of the year.<\/p>\n The preparation of the temporary green on hole 5, which will also be used when hole 8 is out-of-play, is progressing well. \u00a0Mindful of the poor condition of green 8, the temporary green may be used for social play sooner rather than later in an effort to reduce wear and tear.<\/p>\n Tees<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Several tees need attention, and their poor condition is primarily attributable to the volume of play that the course continues to manage. \u00a0\u00a0All tees will be renovated through aeration, top dressing, and adding nutrient amendments.\u00a0 \u00a0Although a more varied tee rotation process has aided the condition of the tees, larger and additional tee areas are desperately needed.\u00a0 Identification and planning for tee improvements have commenced, and details will be soon shared.<\/p>\n Fairways<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n This year the fairway renovation will focus on the front nine and surrounds.\u00a0 The fairways will receive scarification, aeration, and top dressing, with a plan to amend the top dress with gypsum to improve the growing medium.\u00a0 The recovery from this process may take 4 or 6 weeks, but as evidenced this year, the process is well worth the short-term inconvenience.\u00a0 The bottom of hole 19, the top section of fairway 22 & bottom of 23 will also be renovated.\u00a0 Selected areas on holes 14 & 15 will also receive remediation.<\/p>\n General<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Repairs to the electricity source of the 15th pump shed and the main line pipe will also occur over the next 8 weeks.\u00a0 These works will not disturb play flows but are essential to ongoing course maintenance.<\/p>\n Quotes are also being obtained to repair the right side of hole nine near the green.\u00a0 This area has long had poor turf coverage and is often very dry.\u00a0 The improvements include new irrigation and fresh turf. These works should be completed before the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we move into the final month of winter, the course planning processes move to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-club-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n