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COURSE NEWS
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Volunteers Report
AUGUST
Day One
Hedging at the old pro shop and the grasses around the 3rd tee was carried out.
Cut out dead wood in the shrub garden left of the 11th tee near the dam.
Removed low lying branches from shrubs in the garden on the right of 4th tee.
Mulched the 6 garden beds at the end of the islands in the car park, behind the 10th green and garden left of 4th tee.
Picked up tree and shrub waste from various spots around the course.
Day Two
Completed the mulching behind the 10th green and at the 16th tee garden.
Picked up and removed rubbish from previous shrub trimming at the garden on the 7th right, before the second creek crossing.
Trim trees and collected fallen branches along the left side of the 3rd from tee to green.
Greens Mowing
Ground staff have right of way at all times.
Course Maintenance Plan
Weekly Course Schedules
Greens– mowed, dew whipped or rolled- 7 days a week
Holes cut- Monday AM, Friday arvo, Sunday – caps changed
Fairways– mowed- weekly- as required- less often during winter
Bunkers– raked Tuesday, Friday
Edges- trimmed – as required
Constant manage sand depth
Tees/ Surrounds
Tee plate Rotation- twice week
Tee Divot repair- weekly
Mowing- weekly
General–
Rough cut – as required- 40ml-50ml heights.
Ball washers/ Bins/ Sand boxes, Buckets, Car park clean weekly/ twice weekly-
Annual Maintenance Plan
Greens
Dusted- every 4-6 weeks- typically Mondays- course staff have right of way beginning August 2024
Note- Monday comp may be suspended on occasions if course maintenance doesn’t allow for comp to be played
Small Aerated – as required
Fertilizer/ Feed – as required
Weed/ Disease eradication- as required
Greens Renovation Corring- September / Mid March 2025
Fairways
Pre emergent spray winter grass- Autumn
Post eradication spray of winter grass- Winter
Aerated – as required
Bunkers
Walk in / re-shape faces –
Tees/ Surrounds
Tee levelling- sanding/ top dressing / seeding – as required
General
Rough clean up- volunteers/ staff after storm damage
Arborist- regular
Irrigation
Sprinklers under review
Other Projects
4th Hole Completion
June- Sant-ana sodding around fairways and across 4th hole
Fescue- seeding around dam edging
Final shaping near green
2023 8th Hole
Concept design attached for re-instatement at the end of the project with Melbourne Water via TP golf.
Course Master plan
The 2010 Course Master Plan is attached below that is used as a guide for future works.