COURSE NEWS
4th Path
Works will progress on April 30 on the 4th path.
Volunteers Report
APRIL
Day One
Dug out and removed a tree stump from near the golf shop.
Raked various areas to remove fallen gum tree debris.
Removed dead branches from the patinea hedges along the car park to the 7th tee and also at the old first green.
From various locations picked up fallen gum tree branches and large sticks.
Day Two
Trimmed both sides of the shrub that seperates the 15th green and 16th ladies tee.
The shrubs along the path entry to the 15th tee have been trimmed back to improve player and cart access.
Helped the ground staff to remove a large gum tree branch that fell Thursday night. (two large trailer loads)
Continued the course tidy up raking and picking up fallen gum tree debris from various locations.
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
- 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
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.