COURSE NEWS

10th,13th and 17th tee

The tee levelling has progressed. Both tees should be finished after Labour day weekend and open when the couch grass establishes.. 

Volunteers Report – 

March

Day One

A full day spent assisting the ground staff raking up greens after coring then loading and transport to the soil heap. A total of 16 greens were completed.

Day Two

Trimmed shrubs where necessary and cleaned up in the area of the 7^th tees.

Raked up and disposed of fallen debris from under six sets of gum trees.

Cut and removed tree branches coming across the fence from the neighbouring property behind the 14^th green.

Picked up and removed many fallen branches and large sticks from various locations.

Our work for February is now complete and below is the work we completed over two days.

Day One

Renewed the rain damaged granitic sand path leading from the 4^th tee.

Added a small diameter fence to the current cyclone fence behind the 14^th green to stop balls leaving the course.

Day Two

Trimmed all the trees in the car park of their low lying branches that could contact cars, utes or vans.

Raked up and removed all the pines cones from under the trees near the 7^th tee.

Cleaned up behind the 6^th green and along the gum trees on that hole.

Note- 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
• 3ml cutting heights
• Holes cut- Monday AM, Friday arvo, Sunday – caps changed

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

TGeneral

• 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 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- March & September week 1 2025 and 2026  

Fairways

• Slitting- new added April 2025- aeration and assists in water penetration 
• Root pruning- new added April 2025
• Pre emergent spray winter grass- Autumn
• Post eradication spray of winter grass- Winter
• Surrounds Aerated – as required
• Scarified- December 2025- new added

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

Irrigation

• Sprinklers under review
• Some new sprinklers to be installed in 2025  to reduce water wastage 

 

Putting Green Master Plan (inc 1st/6th tee, practice nets and removal of Old Golfshop)

8th Hole – post Melbourne Water Project

Concept design attached for re-instatement at the end of the project with Melbourne Water via TP golf.

9th Hole – Bunker rebuild design

Course Master plan

The 2010 Course Master Plan is attached below that is used as a guide for future works.

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