Working Bee

Thank you to all of the members who turned up for todays working bee on the Palms golf course. Around 25 men and ladies showed up with many weeds pulled, thousands of plants planted and many metres of mulch spread along the new 18th hole of the Palms. We will be organising another working bee for next Tuesday morning so please contact Barry Ridden if you would like to get involved.

Drainage lines on 17th fairway

The drainage lines on the 17th fairway have been temporarily marked as ground under repair to allow them to be top dressed. They should be back in play within a couple of weeks.

PALMS CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED

Wednesday marked an exciting day with the construction of the Palms golf course being completed. The 6th and 8th greens along with the 9th tees have now been grassed marking the end of the construction phase of the project. This leaves us four months to grow-in the golf course and have it ready for play in early April. The weather forecast for the coming months is warm and wet which will be ideal for us to establish the turf on the course.

Pictured: The 8th green on the Palms course

Greens transition

As you will see from the attached photograph the warmer weather is causing the bermudagrass on the greens to start to come to life and the wintergrass to start to struggle. This is a process which we refer to as transition and will see the bermudagrass continue to thrive through the summer months until we overseed again in Autumn.