Around The Course........

Mark Lawson, our Greens Superintendent, made his monthly report to the Board and there are a few points of interest. Following the visit of the arborist it has been decided to remove the three leaning Macrocarpa's on the right of the 8th fairway. The view is that they can not be effectively pruned and in the long term they will be unable to be saved. In due course that area will be replanted with fast growing replacements. In addition the Blue Gum on the left of 9 by the bunker will be removed together with the smaller Gum further along on the same side.

Mark has indicated that during the Winter months members can assist with the appearance of the course by repairing all pitch marks on the greens and observing the "traffic management plan" by respecting the no go zones as defined by the white lines and the roped off areas. I am sure all members do this without having too be asked!!

The new fairways continue to progress well but have been deliberately left long (16mm as opposed to 13mm) to provide the new grass with some extra protection. The new fairways may appear slightly wetter than the others and this is because they were more heavily watered in the Summer to encourage growth and cover and now have a higher moisture level. When established the grass will require lesser amounts of irrigation and will be trimmed down to 10mm to provide a better playing surface.

Please remember this is our course and the better we maintain it the better it is for us the members so - rake the bunkers, replace and sand divots and always repair your pitch mark and one other!!