Hello Members, It's been a busy March with another Gosnells Open done and dusted. The course played really well for the tournament and the scores showed it was a tough weekend for golf despite perfect conditions. I was really pleased with the way the fairways responded to the lower cutting heights and increased mowing frequency which produced a much tighter playing surface for much of the summer. The introduction of the Trackair Corer for the fairways certainly helped with the water penetration into the root zone which allowed us to cut back the amount of water being pumped onto the fairways helping to firm them up, and making it easier on our mowing equipment and I'm sure making it an easier walk around the golf course.
The extra bonus of saving the amount of irrigation water going onto the golf course, coupled with a cooler summer has meant we've been able to put some water in the lake bordering the 9th and 18th holes which I'm sure you'll all agree has significantly improved the visual aspect of the course.
Back in February we had a working bee organised by Greens Chairman Craig Grant to help clean up the rough area's along side the 2nd hole. I would like to really thank those members who gave up their time to help out it was greatly appreciated.
It's been fantastic to see the response the clubs had to it's Monday golf promotion with many players visiting the course for the first time and giving us some really positive feed back. Let's hope some join the club.
On Monday 2nd April I would like to remind all players the golf course is closed all day for our Autumn greens renovations.
During April we will be installing some irrigation valves on the 2nd fairway as part of our ongoing program to improve the standards of our semi rough,so in the future we are better prepared for Parramatta Grass control.
Just one final note, I'm really concerned with the amount of bottle tops I'm finding on the golf course. They can be very damaging to our maintenance equipment so I ask all members to make sure they place bottle tops and rubbish in the bins provided. Thankyou.
Regards, Mike
