Course Managers Update - Around the Greens in November 2023
Published Monday, 20th November 2023
To enjoy playing golf at Carnarvon
you must:
2. As
you are walking to your next shot or waiting to play your next shot on a tee,
in the fairway or in the rough look around and fill in any divots that
you see. If you make a divot playing your shot, make sure to fill it in.
3. Remind
the players in your group to do the above.
A very dry September with infrequent rainfall left us
with a total of 23mm for the month. Our average maximum temperature was 26o
with five days above 30 o and three of those were above 35 o.
The greens are in excellent condition heading into
summer. They have performed very well through October and the Championship
period. Minor renovations were carried out but were disrupted by a 37mm dump of
rain on the 6th of November. Amendments and a dusting of sand will help
them into December and we will carry out regular dusting this summer to combat
the thatch that builds up during the season.
The warmer weather and recent rain have helped the tees.
The back half of the 3rd tee has been stripped and resurfaced with
turf from the 7th tee. This will remain out of play until the end of
November to give it the best possible chance to establish.
All players
MUST play from the dollies
even during
practice rounds
to help protect the Teeing area
The 7th tee turf was replaced with new turf
brought in from the turf farm. Coring of tees will take place in late
November/early December. Again, I’ll take this opportunity to ask members to fill
divots on tees, particularly Par 3 tees as they really show wear
with the high number of golfers playing the course.
The fairways have dried out considerably, probably the
driest we’ve seen them for some time. This can be attributed to the lack of
rainfall, invading tree roots and poor soil quality. Recent rain has helped to
rejuvenate them along with regular irrigation to keep them going. Ground Pearl
patches have been turfed on several fairways and will continue throughout the
season.
Bunkers had remained trouble free until the heavy rain in
early November. The collapsed face of the 11th bunker has been
repaired.
Shay Tasker
Course Manager