Nov 01
Course Maintenance, From the course No Comments
During the next 4 weeks, all course rough will be recieving several applications of herbicide. This will cause the rough to turn brown but the colour will return shortly after applications have been completed
Nov 01
Course Maintenance, From the course No Comments
This month the greens are recieving an application of gypsum. One downside to using recycled water is it has high levels of sodium, which over time, builds up in the soil profile after each watering cycle and deteriorates the soil structure causing slow water infiltration, impaired oxygen movement and a reduction in nutrient availability to the turf. Calcium, gypsum's main component, solubilises after application and exchanges with sodium ions on soil surfaces which allows the sodium to be removed from the soil profile by irrigation water.
Oct 26
Course Maintenance, From the course No Comments
The cart path section, 30m from the 1st red tee has received additional drainage to remove surface water after rain. This section has always been troublesome, even after a small amount of rain
Oct 14
Course Maintenance, From the course No Comments
Repairs to the course are well underway with 30 cubic meters of debris already removed from the course with another 20 to go. At this stage the course "may" open Friday but definitely Saturday
MONDAY 11/10 THURSDAY 14/11 DEBRIS REMOVAL
Oct 11
Course Maintenance, From the course No Comments
October certainly has provided some rain with 269mm falling in 11 days and 169mm of this over the last three days. The course is well and truly underwater with the weekend being targeted for re-opening
Oct 05
Course Maintenance, From the course No Comments
Well, another winter has been and gone with warm temperatures, humidity and adequate rain injecting some much needed growth to all areas of the course. The team has put together another strong winter program with improvements undertaken to areas of the course including; green nursery extension, wooden and timber bridges receiving paint and structural maintenance work, new gardens added to the 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, and 18th, drainage works on the 15th and 8th greenside bunkers, new tee signage, cart path repairs, extensive aquatic weed eradication program on the back nine and target greens added to the driving range fairway. Looking ahead, during spring/summer we forecast to undertake; new tee directional signage, cart path curbing, gardens added to the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th and 15th, extensive aquatic weed spraying on the front nine, common couch removal from greens, lower branches on course trees trimmed to shoulder height, scarify and core nine fairways under the "fairway a month" program and complete greens and tee renovations in the second week of January involving, medium severity scarifying, coring and top-dressing.
Sep 20
Course Maintenance No Comments
Tee signage is currently being updated with new faces and hole layout
Sep 20
Course Maintenance No Comments
During August Wildcare Australia which is a volunteer organisation who provides professional care through its rescue, rehabilitation and release service of native wildlife in South-East Queensland, released 3 swans into the 2nd lake after a 9 month rehabilitation program. At last count, the total swan population on course is now 11 adults and 2 Cygnet's which is very surprising considering how teritorial these birds are.
Sep 02
Course Maintenance, From the course, Newsletters No Comments
With days becoming warmer and nights milder, soil temperatures are on the rise resulting in slightly increased growth throughout all of the golf course and associated gardens.
Application of fertilsers to fairways, greens and tees will aid spring growth and assist in maintaining healthy turf leading into summer. Light dustings of sand on greens will assist in providing a good putting surface.
Some gardens have been replanted and mulched around greens and tees. This work will be ongoing and continue around our usual maintenance schedule.
Many thanks to golfers who utilise the sand buckets provided for use in divot repair. Studies have shown that turf will repair 9 times faster when divots are filled.
We hope that all golfers enjoy their game and the beautiful sunny spring days at The Colonial.
Mick Macerlean
Assistant Course Superintendent
Aug 17
Course Maintenance No Comments
Dusting is a practice of applying a thin layer of growing medium to turf. It is an important management operation, especially for heavily used turf. Dusting was first carried out at St Andrews, Scotland some 300 years ago! The benefits of dusting are: creates a smooth surface, biological control of thatch, improved infiltration rate, through improved texture at the top of the root zone, creates a tighter turf sward and finer leaf texture and firms the surface especially during wet periods.
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