Ben Crane - On Working Out

This weeks winner on the PGA Tour talks about his workout routine..........hilarious!

Palms Construction Update - Holes 6 and 9 complete

After a prolonged spell of wet weather Ross Watson's construction team were able to grass holes 6 and 9 of the Palms last week. This leaves only holes 7 and 8 to be completed. The 6th green will be grassed with the 8th green due to their close proximity. Weather permitting construction of the Palms will be complete within 2 weeks.

Cart path edging

A trial was carried out to install cart path edging to areas that receive excessive wear. The area chosen was around the 3rd green and looks great. We will be looking to start installing more edging around greens and tees to prevent wear and tear from golf cart traffic.

Rain and Wind

Over 120mm of rain has fallen on the golf courses over the weekend with further heavy rain forecast until Thursday. So far damage has been minimal with our major concerns being for the new holes on the Palms golf course. Thankfully renovations of the Pines golf course are completed and we can now turn our attention to cleaning up the mess once the wild weather subsides

Pictured: 15th fairway

Palms Construction Update - Hole 5 complete

Grassing of the new 5th hole of the Palms was completed yesterday leaving only holes 6 - 9 left for completion. This 175m par 3 over water is bound to serve as a great challenge to all who play it. The remaining few holes are due to be finished within the next 3 weeks.

Renovations - Laser levelling of Tees

During renovations we will be carrying out laser levelling of the tees. Over the years due to wear, settlement and top dressing some of the tees on the Pines course have become rather uneven. We have employed a contractor to come in this week to screed sand over the tees using a laser level which determines the high and low points and corrects them accordingly. As a result there will be a thick layer of sand in some areas of the tees which will disappear within a couple of weeks as the grass grows through. Once fully recovered members will be able to enjoy a much better set of level tees.

Renovations - Fairway scarification & aeration

During renovations all fairways will be scarified twice to remove the thatch and dead organic matter which builds up over the year. Our fairway mowers are fitted with special dethatching reels which are a series of vertical blades which rip the thatch out of the ground ready for collection and disposal. After scarification has taken place all fairways will be slit tined before an application of slow release fertiliser is made to all fairways and roughs. In conjunction with the showers that are predicted over the next couple of weeks the fairways will be looking fantastic for summer.