Superintendent’s Report – September 2018
Summary of works
August brought with it 2mm of rain, 76mm down on the average rainfall for the month.
- August 2018………………Rainfall (Average 78mm)
- September 2018………………Rainfall (Average 53mm)
Year to date we have had 461mm of rain, 320mm down compared to this time last year. The state
of N.S.W is in 100% drought and we at Gosford Golf Club are no different.
The average night time temperature for August was 6.4 degrees.
The average day time temperature for August was 19 degrees.
The soil Temperature is 13 degrees.
The greens are currently getting cut at 3mm.
The growing season for us has started. We just recently verti drained the greens with 8mm solid tines 100mm deep, to allow oxygen and water to enter the root zone. We also added calcium, Magnesium and organics while the greens were open. A full renovation of the greens will be done after the club champs in November.
A second application of Primo (growth retardant) was added to the greens 200ml / hect.
The tees have been renovated. All 18 tees received coring with a ½ inch hollow tine going 100mm deep. The tees then received 5kg/hect of calcium and fertiliser to try and get some early growth and colour.
All the cores taken off the tees were added to the 18th fairway, on the mounds to try and get grass to grow.
We also added the first stage of fairway irrigation to the green end of the 18th fairway. We have basically gone from the front of the green, down 70 meters to where stage 2 will commence. We added 6 sprinklers to this area each putting out 2 litres a second. Once the system was installed, we then turfed a few bare areas on the fairway including the bare area where the old tree on the corner was.
Works undertaken during August
Greens
- Application of Primo Maxx growth retardant (200ml/hect) every 2 weeks.
- Application of wetting agent to aid in water penetration, to dry thatch layer and help roots to search for deeper moisture. Applications applied every 2 weeks.
- Applications of gypsum applied directly to the plant, every 2 weeks.
- Application of soluble fertiliser to aid plant health, every 2 weeks.
- Applications of kelp products to aid in root development and disease resistance.
- Application of soil conditioner.
- Application of insecticide.
- Application of Calcium.
- Application of Humic Acids.
- Application of Magnesium.
- Greens verti drained 8mm solid tines.
- Greens are currently getting cut at 3mm, 4 times a week
- Greens are currently getting rolled twice a week
- Holes get changed 5 times a week.
Surrounds
- Surrounds are cut once a week at 15mm.
- Apron cut around the green is at 6mm and done once a week.
- Green side sprinklers trimmed
- Application of Insecticide.
Tees
- Tees cut once a week at 15mm.
- Application of fertiliser applied.
- Application of calcium applied.
- Tees cored with ½ inch hollow tines
- Tee sprinklers trimmed.
- Tee markers moved everyday
Fairways
- Fairway sprinklers trimmed
- Irrigation added stage 1, 18th fairway
- 100m2 of turf added 18th fairway, green end.
Bunkers
- All bunkers are raked fully 3 times a week and on Saturdays all foot prints are raked out by hand.
Rough
- Rough cut when needed.
Irrigation / Dams
- Dam water tested once a month for Salt / Sodium levels. 2nd dam clear, 15th dam clear
- 2nd dam full
- 15th ¾ full
Other
Staff
Course Superintendent: Mr David Nicholls
Assistant Superintendent: Mr Craig Coleman
Senior Greenkeeper: Mr Mathew Smith
Greenkeeper: Mr Shaun Hill
Groundsmen: Mr Darren Orchard and Mr Peter Ceaser
Works Planned for September
Greens
- Applications of fungicide targeting Winter Fusarium and dollar spot prevention.
- Applications of kelp products to aid in root development and disease resistance.
- Applications of wetting agent to aid in water penetration, to dry thatch layer and help roots to search for deeper moisture.
- Applications of gypsum applied directly to the plant.
- Applications of gypsum applied directly to the soil.
- Application of soluble fertiliser to aid plant health.
- Application of soil conditioner.
- Application of Magnesium.
- Application of insecticide.
- Verti drain greens.
- Greens cut at 3mm, 4 times a week.
- Greens rolled twice a week.
Surrounds
- Surrounds will get cut once a week at 15mm.
- Apron cut around the greens at 6mm and done once a week.
- Green side sprinklers trimmed around
- Application of Herbicide.
Tees
- Tees cut once a week at 15mm
- Application of liquid kelp fertiliser applied once a month
- Application of wetta soil applied once a month
- Tee sprinklers trimmed around
- Tee markers moved everyday
- Application of Herbicide
- Application of Insecticide.
Fairways
- Fairways cut once a week at 18mm.
- Deep slice Fairways.
- Application of Insecticide.
- Application of Herbicide.
- Application of Fertiliser.
Bunkers
- All bunkers will be edged and the grass edges will be sprayed with a growth retardant.
- All bunkers will be raked fully 3 times a week and on Saturdays all foot prints will be raked out by hand.
Rough
- Rough cut when needed.
- Plan to cut around Tees and Greens once a week.
Irrigation / Dams
- Dam water tested once a month for Salt / Sodium levels.