Course Updates

Recent course works:

• An expanded 1st tee on the South Course (commencing Wednesday 8 November so tee off from Driving Range impact only for 3 days).
• New green on the 1st tee South Course (temporary green to be played from 11th November until new green is available).
• New path behind 10th tee South Course/2nd tee North. There will be temporary changes in path when going from 1st green North to second tee North and 16th green North to 17th tee North during construction). No impact on play.
• New temporary tee to be constructed on 11th South Course (minimal impact on play).
• 6th green on Par 3 to be changed over to ‘bent grass’ giving it a much smoother playing surface. Hole 7 to be split while the new green is constructed and beds in expected to take only a few weeks total.
• Construction is being undertaken to meet modern environmental standards for the greens keeping area and these will be finished early in the new year but will not impact on play except there may be some trucks travelling through the course on occasions from War Memorial Drive.

• Trialling new base installed on the 2nd tee of the South Course to help provide long term stability of the path.
• Reskinned the practice nets adjacent to the 1^st tee on the South Course.
• Filled in northern 1^st fairway south bunker and seeded with bent grass to establish a temporary green to be used during the re-construction of 1^st green.
• Installed drainage to 18^th approach sth.
• Continued tree lifting & pruning maintenance to South and North Course.
• Planted 14 callistemon kings park trees to the mounding on left side of 6^th fairway nth (planted for screening protection 6^th hole & 15^th tees).
• Installed new recycle/rubbish bins to Par 3 Course.
• Removed 15m2 of saltwater couch from the right side of the 7^th green and replaced with bent grass sod.
• Aeration of fairways South and Nth Course.
• Clubhouse garden renovations (late August) removal of existing brick pavers and establish garden bed.
• Remove retaining wall blocks 5^th tee south and replace with turf. 
• Widen the width of fairway contours where possible on all courses.
• Plant grasses around new toilet on North Course.
• Turf 8^th tee South Course. Increase width to south side of tee to make larger tee block.

Upcoming course works:

• 27th November will see course maintenance on the South Course which will be closed for the day but Driving Range will be open all day.
• Plant climbers and grasses along fence at new northern practice facility.
• Install coaching driving range pad on right side of 2^nd fairway.
  
• Install ‘Geohex” erosion control system to path near 2^nd green, end of 3^rd tee path & 15^th tee.
  
• Construct an extra tee block on 1^st sth approximately 15m in front of existing tee.