GROUNDS REPORT – February 2nd 2015 Short Stop (Paclobutrazol ) on greens is having an obvious effect on winter grass. Winter grass, in most cases is shrivelling up, and our preferred bent grass is slowly covering or coming up from amongst the winter grass. There are a number of different varieties of winter grass that […]
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CONTROL OF POA ANNUA ON OUR GREENS In the Course Update emailed Monday 12th January, we detailed our intention to apply the growth retardant chemical known as Shortstop to our greens with the objective of controlling the weed Poa Annua, commonly known as Winter Grass. Poa Annua is the most prevalent weed on golf courses […]
The Department of Agriculture had recently inspected a dead pine wood for EHB (European House Borer) tree to the right of the Ladies Tee on the 14th hole. Tests were taken and the Club has been notified that EHB is evident. Steps will be taken to destroy this infected tree. The Club is complying to […]
Grounds Report – January 21st 2015 Greens speeds are slowly returning to the required speed of 11 feet. Wednesday, January 21st speeds ranged from 10’ 6” to 10’ 11”. Our dusting programme is continuing, with the last application done on Monday January 12th, and the next on February 2nd. The winter grass is still struggling to […]
Below are some photos of the area to the left of the LHS greenside bunker on hole two. The area was infested with sedge and tree roots and has now been rotary hoed, with the roots and sedge removed. The new sand has been added and the area will be fully prepped on Wednesday with […]
On behalf of the Grounds Committee and Course Maintenance team I extend our best wishes for 2015 and trust you will enjoy your golf at Mount Lawley in the year ahead. We recently provided an update on the website on the recovery of the lower chipping green, caused by an irrigation failure during the holiday […]
By now most members may have encountered a special visitor on course when they are enjoying their round. We have a resident lone ranger kangaroo who appears to be quite friendly and very content living at MLGC for the time being. We have contacted the wildlife authorities who have assured us that he is happy […]
The lower chipping green continues to recover following the irrigation failure over the holiday period with the following actions being taken; increased hand watering, application of a wetting agent and fertilising. The course maintenance team continue to monitor its recovery on a daily basis and pleasingly, the green will likely recover without the need to […]
Work Schedule – January 5th 2015 Greens were dusted again last week. The start of our fortnightly programme. The light sanding regime not only smooths the surface, but aids in the control of mat and thatch. Wetting agents are being injected through the irrigation system Sunday and Wednesday nights to help with water penetration through the turf […]
I would like to draw your attention to our newly created Course Maintenance Policy. This document has been formulated by the Grounds Committee together with the Course Superintendent and General Manager and adopted by the Board of Management recently. The purpose of this document is to define the agreed standards to which the course and […]
