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We had 150 mm of rainfall in June which is up a lot from the previous 2 months (13mm in April, 40mm in May). The course is very wet at the moment with places a no-go zone for carts. The…

We had a very dry April with only 13 mm and subsequently, irrigation used 4 megalitres. We saw great colours this autumn with trees looking so healthy from a fantastic growing season. The only problem you can’t find your golf…

We had 195mm of rainfall in March, almost twice as much as Feb and we used approx. 6 megalitres of irrigation. The good rainfalls allowed for spraying fairways, greens and tees with imidacloprid insecticide for black beetle and pre-emergent herbicide…

Rainfall for February = 105mm. Irrigation usage was approx. 5 mega litres. The greens renovations program went well with our greens coming through the topdressing quickly getting a 4mm cut then progressing back down to 3mm. Tees also granular fertilized.…

We had 55mm rain recorded for January and used approximately 10 megalitres of irrigation. Green Renovations on the 22nd February will consist of using 12mm solid tyne so greens can recover quicker before the rescheduled Mercedes tournament, they will also…

We had 101 mm in December, a great contrast to the 15mm we had for December the year before. 2020 rainfall was 1022mm v just 429mm in 2019. A couple of storms over the month has brought down trees and…

November rain came in at 40mm (down from 105mm in October) so irrigation usage till the 27th November was approx 8 megalitres. Throughout October and November, Grant and his small crew put in a massive effort to present our course…

We had a total rainfall for October of 105mm and have used approx. 5 megalitres of irrigation. With the fairways now fertilised and sprayed, we have attended to the narrow area on the 2nd fairway by rotary hoeing up the…

We had 78mm of rain in September, down from 140mm in August. Irrigation used approximately 1.8 megalitres. Greens renovations are complete and are already starting to look fantastic. Greens renovation is an important part of our maintenance program. Coring the…

We had great rainfall for August - 140mm. This rain and now some warmer spring weather, and a green tinge is starting to appear on the fairways. The Turkeys nest dam is nearing full capacity while the 17th dam is…