Mark Lawson presented his monthly report to the Board meeting on Wednesday and as is normal during the Winter months a reasonable amount of maintenance is and will be scheduled. However there were a number of matters of interest.
In an effort to rest parts of the putting green from excessive usage the pins usually used over the Winter months, in place of cut holes, have been removed with the subsequent improvement in the surface it is expected that they will be replaced in the next two or three weeks. The grass strike and continued growth on the new moundings (6 & 15) has been such that it is anticipated that when the GUR markings grow out (within the next month) the areas will be designated as being back in play.
As we all know it has been a wet start to the Winter and the water table on the course is reasonably high particularly on the new fairways where additional water was added over Summer to encourage growth. With the new grasses being used on the fairways this will not be such an ongoing problem and Mark is also making some changes to the irrigation system to take account of the areas to be mounded and some trouble spots on 5, behind the green on 8 and around the back of the 18th green. The wet areas on 5 & 15 green are also being closely monitored.
It is anticipated that once the course is slightly drier and able to be accessed by heavy vehicles the tree felling of the macrocarpa's on 8 and the Gum Trees on 9/10 will proceed, such action will be completed prior to the fairway renovation programme in November/December commencing.
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