COURSE NEWS
Niall’s Course News
Niall’s Course News Feb 2026
Course works
- Capital project
- Minor works
- General maintenance
1. Capital projects
Cart and Buggy Shed
Documents are being drafted to seek council permits to build new sheds and remove the caretaker house and old golfshop (member buggy store).
Project aim- 2nd half of 2026.
Cap Ex – Equipment Purchases
Aerator attachment
Arrived –
Reasoning- to enable internal aeration of fairways and surrounds rather than annual contracting
Other equipment purchases have arrived in March 2026 courtesy of the closure of Cranbourne Golf Club including a;
- large blower
- Gator- transport vehicle
- Fairway mower
2. Minor Works
7th Bunkers
Works will commence in April 2026 to repair and rebuild the left hand side 7th hole bunkers. The area surrounding the front and right side to be repaired in Spring for faster recovery times.
Water Reticulation
Works to improve our water quality will commence in April 2026.
Root Pruning
Is now ongoing and a part of regular course maintenance. The removal of tree roots on the fairways has begun.
3. General Course Maintenance Plan
Weekly Course Schedules
Greens–
- mowed, dew whipped or rolled- 7 days a week
- 3ml cutting heights
- Holes cut- 3 times per week
Fairways–
Mowed- weekly- and more regular at times as required- less often during winter. 10ml cutting heights
Bunkers
- raked Tuesday, Friday
- Edges- trimmed – as required
- Constant manage sand depth
- Tees/ Surrounds
General
- Rough cut – as required- 30- 40ml-heights.
- Ball washers/ Bins/ Sand boxes, Buckets, Car park clean weekly/ twice weekly-
- Tee plate Rotation- twice week
- Tee Divot repair- weekly
- Sand boxed topped weekly
- Bins emptied- weekly
- Car park and entrance cleaning weekly
Annual Maintenance Plan
Greens
- Dusted- every 4-6 weeks- typically Mondays- course staff have right of way and tee times may start later some Mondays when required.
- 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- March & September week 1 2025 and 2026
Fairways
- Aeration fairways- new added April 2025- aeration and assists in water penetration
- Pre emergent spray winter grass- Autumn
- Post eradication spray of winter grass- Winter
- Surrounds Aerated – as required
- Scarified- December 2025- new
Bunkers
- Walk in / re-shape faces, edging- monitoring sand depth ongoing –
Tees/ Surrounds
- Tee levelling- sanding/ top dressing / seeding – as required
General
- Rough clean up- volunteers/ staff after storm damage
- Arborist- regular
- Root pruning- ongoing as required
Irrigation
- Sprinklers under review
- Some new sprinklers to be installed in 2025 to reduce water wastage
Volunteers Report
MARCH
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