Grounds Report – September 2025

September Grounds Report

September has been a great change in the weather for the course conditions with the temperatures increasing we are grass starting to come out of its dormancy.

Greens

• Green renovations were completed at the start of the month; despite the rain the renovation was quite successful. A 12mm hollow tine was used and we impacted 4.3% of the surface area,15% – 20% surface impact is the ideal percentage that we would like to achieve yearly.
• As we move into the growing season we will start to make changes to our agronomic program with the introduction of plant growth regulators and soil wetting agent to control the moisture in the soil profile.

Fairways

• The warmer temperatures has seen good recovery from the Allopathy damage, these areas will have selective fertiliser application made to aid with the recovery
• With the warmer temperatures we are seeing some good growth in the Kikuyu, this will see the team increase our cutting program along with the introduction of plant growth regulators

Current works

• Introduction of forest floor (mulch) to the tree area on the right side of 3^rd hole
• Removal of rubber section at 8^th Next steps will be to pressure wash this area, if required we will look into the use of a concrete grinder to remove excess epoxy and create a better surface 

Gardens

• The bushcare group has been hard at it working on weed removal, thinning out of excess growth and mulching of gardens at the 8^th and 3^rd
• Arborcare recently conducted an appraisal and tree risk assessment.

WHS

• There have been no recorded WHS incidents
• As we have had some new staff join the team and as we go into important club events, we will have a SOP focus

Machinery

• All machine services are up to date
• Approved machinery is looking like arrival time at the end of October

Mark Ward

(Course Superintendent)