Waikanae Golf Club

Course Report – Sep 11

 COURSE REPORT SEPTEMBER 2011  WEATHER   There has been 22mm of rain this month. COMPLETED WORK  The 4th blue tee is completed and is now in use. On the 1st of September the annual ERMA inspection was done for Hazardous Substances, and we received a Hazardous Substances Location Certificate. The irrigation pump is now up and running after it was struck by lightning. The [...]

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Work on the Greens

Members will note from our Programme Booklet that the coring of all our greens is scheduled for 12-14 April. The NZ Turf Institute (based at Massey University) have advised us that our thatch density is still at an unacceptable level and needs to be reduced from its current 11.3% to no more than 5%.  This problem, [...]

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Course Marshalling

The Waikanae Golf Course will have Course Marshalls on couse during the summer months. Cliff Martin will be co-ordinating this activity again this year, and would request expressions of interest from other Waikanae members to assist with this worthwhile task. A roster will be established and volunteers will only be requested to cover a couple of [...]

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