Course Update - Board Report - May 2022 - Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club

GENERAL COURSE UPDATE

Our important focus remains on positioning the courses for the onset of the cooler weather months. Several programmes are well in progress with general bunker maintenance also high on the priority list. Full details are listed and updated in the below section titled “Current and Upcoming Course Program”.

An extensive bunker audit review on all aspects (Entry/Exits points, Sand depth and mapping, Sand options for firmer faces and other), will be included and undertaken in conjunction with OCM. This will form part of our ongoing quarterly Course Audit System Program and reported back to the Course Advisory Group.

Course care initiatives will soon be prepared and rolled out by the Golf Shop and Course Teams to support the protection of the courses during the cooler months. Focus will continue to be on pitch mark, divot and bunker repair, together with traffic management, motorised cart usage and plant care when the new planting season program begins in June.

COURSE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

Our 2022/2023 Course Audit Improvement Program will commence from May 25 and include the following projects.

Lower Range Tee Concept

11th Path and 7th Path

The initial projects to commence the program of works will include the following:

An exposed aggregate pathway to the 7^th North tee
A synthetic turf strip and cart parking bays on the Lower Range Tee
Exposed aggregate Pathway extension on 11 South Path
Drainage on the Practice Fairway

The likely member impacts will be as follows,

A one tee start will be required for a short period on the north course whilst the 7^th North project is undertaken.
Managed safety and member access to the range tee for the synthetic turf strip and cart parking bays
A shortened hole and traffic management on 11 South
Full or partial closure of the range and teaching academy for the weekdays for the drainage program

All Course Audit Projects will once again be managed safely and practically to have the least impact on members and guests.

CURRENT AND UPCOMING COURSE PROGRAMMES – UPDATE

The below turf related and bunker maintenance programs are our KEY focus at present and are particularly important in positioning the courses well for the onset of the cooler months.

Autumn Turf Nutrition Program application. “In-Progress” – North Course Complete.
General bunker maintenance focused on edge/walk-in trimming, wall, and floor contouring & firming together with entry/exit point focus. “In-Progress and Ongoing”
Warm season turf (Couch grass) autumn colourant application. “In-Progress”. South Course to be undertaken in coming weeks.
Pre and post emergent weed control across our warm season grass areas of Green Surrounds, Tees, and Fairways. Commenced in March and concluding in May. “In Progress” – North Course Complete and South Course Nearing Completion.
Course Furniture – Seat cleaning, stabilising, and wood treatment. “In-progress”
Boundary Fencing Repair and New installations – “In-Progress”.
Annual Drainage Program preparation. “Likely commencement in mid-June”
Greens soil dusting programs. “In progress” – North Course Complete
Turf fungal disease prevention programs. “In-Progress”
Selected soil top-dressing over drainage lines and uneven turf areas. “In-Progress and Ongoing”
Algae control/prevention on fine turf green surfaces during moisture and humid climatic conditions. “In-Progress and Ongoing”
Water bodies surface weed control – “In Progress”.