***Grounds Schedule of Works 24/3 – 30/3*** This week our Grounds Team will be undertaking drainage works in the run off gully on the left hand side of the 4th Green. This area has been prone to flooding and recent attempts to aerate the area have been only moderately successful and will not get us […]
Course News
We thank the small group of members who joined Course Superintendent Glenn Cross and new Grounds Chairman Adam Plowman on a course walk on Monday morning. It was a great opportunity for Glenn to spend some time with members and gain a better understanding of their concerns, while at the same time explaining the issues […]
Bird surveys were conducted by student Natasha Tay for her zoological studies between November 2013 – February 2014 as part of her Honours project for the University of Western Australia.Surveys were conducted once a month between 0500h and 0830h using the point count method (20 minute searches of a 1ha area). 19 species of birds were detected within […]
To better inform the membership of matters relating to the course, we have scheduled another course walk with the Course Superintendent on Monday 10th March at 8:00am. The session is expected to run for 60-90 minutes, with a maximum of 20 members having the opportunity to walk of a number of holes with the Course […]
As your newly elected Director of Grounds, I thought it might be useful to update you on the present status and condition of the greens and provide an overview of recent issues that have affected their health and appearance Glenn Cross our Course Superintendent has provided an overview you can view here. In summary, the […]
We are happy to announce long serving member Adam Plowman has been newly appointed as the Director of Grounds replacing Phil Green who held the position for over 17 years! To get to know your new Grounds Director a little better, we have included a member profile below: Adam Plowman (BBus/Ec/Fin)Date of Birth: 9/1/1972Reside: […]
Greens have been groomed this week with scarifying units. We’ve removed a little leaf to firm the putting surface. Repairs to damaged greens are continuing. It’s difficult to get time on greens with the amount of play we get. Ladies on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Men on Wednesdays with weekend preparations on Fridays really only […]
Phil Green officially retired from the Board and his position of Director of Grounds at the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday night after a term of 16 years on the Board. Phil was recognised for his dedication and service to the Club with a presentation from ex-President John Bayly, who paid tribute to Phil’s many […]
Course Superintendent Glenn Cross has provided a link to a tutorial video from the USA Golfers Association on bunker repair. During your round of golf, you may run into bunkers that are inconsistent from one another. In the video, they explain some of the causes for this. Click on the link below to watch. YouTube […]
As members are no doubt aware, we are currently having difficulties with many of the greens. We have an excessive mat and thatch layer in the soil profile of a number of greens to varying degrees that is hindering water penetration, root development and allowing oxygen down to the root system. Symptoms started to occur […]
