Dear Members , Leading into Club Championships and the Interstate Series, the course staff are seeking extra helpers/ volunteers weekly on Tuesdays from 7.30-10.30am. They will help with various tasks from divoting tee boxes, through to picking up sticks from the rough line all to help improve the small one percent jobs and make the […]
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Dear members , Over the last few weeks, the short cut surfaces have been sprayed with a selective herbicide to control crabgrass. This herbicide has knocked out several areas of Queensland blue grass in our fairways which you may have noticed patches, 1-2 metre in size, dying on a few holes (mainly the 2nd & […]
Dear members , The course staff will be completing a 2nd verti-mow on tees, fairways and surrounds on Monday10th and Tuesday 11th of February. This is a very important practice and removes thatch, allowing the short cut surfaces to remain at their highest quality heading into club championships in May. The verti-mowing will create a slight […]
Firstly, Merry Xmas to all our Melville Glades Members, its been fantastic seeing you all again over the last couple of days. It’s been full on out on the course, especially with big fields on Boxing Day and the 27th, you lot are golf mad. Secondly, you would have noticed over the last couple days, […]
The more eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that a fence has been erected around the sandpit that lies between the 15th tee the 16th green. As the club has progressed the new greens project over the past couple of years a lot of sand has been extracted. The sandpit remains an active worksite and […]
Dear members , We are excited to announce that the final stage of our greens in the replacement program will be ready to open to play on Friday 22nd November. We are very happy with how the new greens have established over the past 6-7 weeks with the cooler than usual weather for this time […]
Dear members, Overall, the course is recovering well after renovation week with playing surfaces expected to be back to normal conditions over the next week or two . Heading into the greens coring, course staff used a chemical to dab to help control winter grass (Poa). This method has worked well on greens, however it […]
Due to course renovation work players are entitled to the following relief:Preferred lies within one club length on all cored fairway areas will be allowed. Preferred lies within 30cm are allowed on all greens. A player may mark, lift (clean) and place their ball in accordance with Rule 14. Your cooperation in this matter is […]
The last stage of the greens replacement is well underway with the greens on holes 1-6 already having the top 300mm of soil removed and fresh sand added by Sports Turf Construction (STC). Greens on holes 1, 5 & 6 have all been slightly reshaped to create more pin positions and green sizes increased as […]
Dear Members, Please note that our course staff will be trialling the use of a black PVC matting in an effort to assist turf growth in high traffic areas. Many of these are out of play areas at the start/end of paths however there may be occasion when the product is used in areas that […]
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