Latest News at Windaroo Lakes
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Verticutting and dusting are key practices used during the growing season to maintain the health and playability of golf course greens. These procedures offer several benefits -VERTICUTTING
Reduces Thatch Build-up: Helps break down dead grass and roots, allowing water, air, and nutrients to reach the soil.
Improves Airflow: Enhances movement of air and water, which supports better root health.
Encourages New Growth: Stimulates lateral grass growth, making the surface thicker and more resilient to pests and diseases.
Smoother Surface: Helps level out imperfections, creating a smoother putting surface.
DUSTING (TOPDRESSING )
Surface Smoothing: Sand helps fill in low spots and smooths out the green’s surface for more consistent play.
Thatch Management: Reduces thatch build-up, supporting healthier turf.
Improved Soil Structure: Encourages deeper root growth and better soil aeration.
Better Drainage: Enhances water movement through the green, helping to maintain optimal moisture levels.
These tasks are part of routine maintenance to ensure greens stay in top condition. While they may temporarily disrupt play, they’re done with the aim of improving overall turf health, making the course more resilient, and providing golfers with a better experience in the long run. These practices are carefully timed during the growing season to allow quick recovery of the turf.
Golf course maintenance isn’t just about keeping golfers happy in the short term—these efforts are essential for maintaining the quality of the course throughout the year.
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What a year 2024 has been! December closed out with 247.5mm of rain, bringing our annual total to 1,691.5mm.Here are some rainfall highlights from the year:
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Wettest day: 176mm on January 2nd
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Wettest month: 551mm in January
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Driest month: Just 2mm in June
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Total rain days: 119
Despite the wild weather, the hard work and dedication of our incredible staff and volunteers have kept the course in great condition.
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This month, we recorded 184.5mm of rain, bringing our annual total to 1,448.5mm. It feels like we’ve skipped spring and jumped straight into summer!Thanks to the hard work of the A-Team and favorable weather, the greens have recovered swiftly from recent renovations. They’re back to their original height of 3mm, and we’re now focusing on improving green speeds with growth regulators and extra rolling.
Greens
- Verti-mowed greens and aprons (4 rounds using two machines set at -5).
- Cleared debris by blowing greens, aprons, and bunkers into the rough.
- Mowed greens to 3mm and aprons to 7mm.
- Applied 64 tons of gypsand for topdressing.
- Rem oved cores from greens' edges and broomed heavily.Cores and core collectors.
- Removed cores from greens' edges and broomed heavily.
- Changed hole placements after the renovations.
- Applied ActivateK amendment at 4kg per 100m².
Tees
- Aerated tees with side eject tines (16mm diameter).
- Performed verti-mowing at -5 to break up cores.
- Mow ed tees to 10mm.y blowing tees into the rough.
- Mowed tees to 10mm.
A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers for keeping the rough and fairways in top shape as the grass continues to flourish.
Stay hydrated and happy golfing!
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We are excited to announce that Windaroo Lakes Golf Club has been awarded the R&A Women in Golf Charter Women & Girls Program of the Year! This award celebrates the club or facility with the most outstanding Women and Girls MyGolf or Get Into Golf program, based on participant numbers, program quality, and customer experience.
A huge shoutout goes to the Golf Fore Women program, lead by Janine Barney. Her dedication and vision have brought so many women into the game, setting a benchmark for the golf industry.
Although Janine couldn’t make it to Melbourne to accept the award (she was hosting the GFW Christmas Party), the timing was perfect—she got to celebrate with the GFW community as the exciting news came through!
Thank you to Tania Bennett, who represented Windaroo Lakes and accepted the award on our behalf, to Janine for your passion and leadership, and to all the women who have been part of this journey. This win belongs to all of you!
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MONTHLY COURSE UPDATE FROM DANOctober brought us 117.5mm of rain, adding up to 1,259mm for the year.
Preparing for the QLD PGA Associate Championship was challenging this year due to heavy rainfall in the weeks leading up to the event. Congratulations to Jack Wright on an impressive -12 over four rounds! The course was in excellent condition, with the greens rolling consistently at 10.5 feet for the tournament.
October Maintenance Highlights
- Greens: Verti-cutting followed by heavy and light dusting in the two weeks prior to the tournament.
- Bunkers: Edged, sand moved, and reshaped as needed.
- Sprinklers: Edged and cleared.
- Playing Surfaces: Foliar fertilizer applied across all.
- Trimming: Snipper run completed.
- Fairways: Mowed twice weekly, with feature holes 1, 10, and 18 striped by Kevin—great job, Kev!
- Rough: Cut multiple times leading up to and during the tournament, with additional cuts post-play each day.
- Green Renovations: Completed.
A big thank you to our dedicated volunteers and maintenance team for their exceptional work leading up to and throughout the event.
Stay hydrated, and enjoy your game!
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A Huge Thank You to Our Sponsors for this year's QLD PGA Associate Pro-Am! Windaroo Lakes Golf Club would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our major sponsor for this year's Queensland Associate Championships, Alan Flower from Zigcrete. Your support, along with the City of Logan and all our sponsors, makes incredible events like this possible.
This year marks the 6th time we've hosted these championships, and we’re thrilled to announce that we've signed on for another 3 years, bringing our total to 9 years by the 2027 event!
Over 250 attendees, including players, spectators, and industry officials from across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia, converge on the City of Logan to witness the future of Australian golf each year.
We invite all members and guests to come support the next generation of elite golfers during these events. You're welcome to follow the players and enjoy the action!
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Winter is behind us, and it feels like we've jumped straight into summer this week. In August, we recovered 67mm of rain, including a couple of flood warnings, bringing our total rainfall for this year to 1,084.5mm.As I'm sure many of you already know, Dylan, a valued member of our team is moving on. Dylan joined us in 2020 as an apprentice, and since then, he has completed his apprenticeship and grown into a skilled greenkeeper. Now, he's off to New Zealand to embark on a new adventure. We want to thank Dylan for his hard work and dedication. It's been a pleasure watching him develop his skills, and we're confident he's on the path to becoming a great superintendent. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
August Accomplishments:
- Releveled the men's tee and created a new tee block for the 8th
- Aerated the greens and tees
- Verti-cut and dusted the greens
- Continued top dressing in low lying areas
- Performed maintenance on machinery
- Spot sprayed weeds
September Focus
- Prepare for club championships
- Send fairway units for sharpening
- Snip and blow bunker and edge sprinklers
- Continue top dressing in low-lying areas
- Continue spot spraying weeds
- Verti-cut and dust greens
- Apply gypsum granules to greens
Stay hydrated and happy golfing!
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We’re thrilled to announce our brand-new Virtual Golf Lab, powered by TrackMan – the ultimate golf experience coming soon to Windaroo Lakes Golf Club! Whether you’re looking to fine-tune your swing, club fitting, play world-renowned courses from around the globe, or simply enjoy a fun round with friends, our Virtual Golf Lab offers something for everyone. With state-of-the-art technology and realistic simulations, you’ll feel like you’re right on the course, rain or shine.
Opening Soon – Stay Tuned for Updates!
Perfect for all skill levels, from beginners to pros.
Bookings will be available soon – be sure to secure your spot early!
Tell your golf buddies and get ready to experience golf like never before. See you in the Lab!
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Well done to Michael Wright and Travis Daldy for winning our 2024 4BBB Matchplay Championships!
They defeated a very game Ryan Wey and Reuben Chalmers 4 & 3.
Well done legends, also congrats to all who battled it out over the last few weeks.
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The Golf Fore Women program at Windaroo Lakes has made it to the finals for the Visionary of the Year Award and now we need your help!
Voting is now open and we would love the support from our members and community to give this program the recognition it deserves.
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COURSE UPDATE FROM DANHappy New Year everyone.
Storm season is here and we had 117mm of rain for the month of December, bringing us to 746mm for 2023.
The average rainfall in Brisbane is 1,200mm over the last 5 years, so this is the roller coaster that we've had.
2023 - 746mm
2022 - 1,917.5mm
2021 - 1,498mm
2020 - 1,345.5mm
2019 - 647mm
Thankfully we've avoided any major damage from the recent storms and we hope those affected recover quickly.
The golf course is in great shape going into next year (once the rain stops and the water drains) thanks to the awesome work put in by our team of staff and volunteers.
Stay safe and happy golfing
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The 2023 Windaroo Lakes Open drew a capacity field with an influx of top golfers from around the area vying for the Open Trophy. With that said, it was Local Jamie Pitt taking out the day with a great score of 75, well done Jamie great work!A grade
Overall Gross winner – Jamie Pitt 75 Callaway Driver
Winner Nett – Todd Smith Net 71 Logo Shirt, Logo hat
Runner Up Nett – Dylan Buttigieg 74 nett pro v 1x doz
Winner Gross – Craig Mitchell 76 Golf bag
Runner Up gross – Jaydon Curline 76 Adidas Shoes
B Grade
Winner Gross – Alan Flower 77 Golf Bag
Runner Up Gross – Brendan Spann 81 Adidas shoes
Winner Nett – Shane Harrison 68 nett Logo shirt, Logo Hat
Runner up – Ben Aldons 73 nett pro v 1x doz
C Grade
Winner Gross – Fred Reid 86 Golf Bag
Runner Up Gross – Scott Matthews 90 Adidas Shoes
Winner Nett – Jake Mumberson 71 nett Logo Shirt, logo Hat
Runner Up Nett – Mark Lloyd 71 nett pro v 1x doz
Women
Gross Winner – Janet Plews 100 Golf Bag
Gross Runner Up – Cheryl Bird 103 Adidas Shoes
Winner Nett – Anna Cash Tobin 78 nett Logo Shirt, logo Hat
NTPS
5th – Cory Smith Pro v 1 x sleeve
7th - James Bird Pro v 1 x sleeve
11th - Ethan Duff - Pro v 1 x sleeve
15th - Dane Casey -Pro v 1 x sleeve
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Two teams from Windaroo recently dominated the International Pairs Championships in Portugal. Geoff McLean and Jimmy Allen secured the national Men's title, while Tracey Kelly and Anna Marie Cash-Tobin claimed victory in the Women's category.
The teams enjoyed an expenses-covered trip to Portugal, resulting in an unforgettable experience filled with competitive spirit and camaraderie.
The entire Windaroo community celebrates their remarkable achievements and looks forward to more victories in the future. Cheers to the Windaroo Wombats and their stellar representation at the International Pairs Championships!
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What an amazing turnout for our annual Breast Cancer Fundraiser hosted by Janine Barney from Golf Fore Women.
80 women, close to $2,400 raised for Breast Cancer research and a lot of fun and laughter. Clearly, another successful Chip & Sip!
Congratulations Janine for another sell-out event! It is clear that what you are doing for women's golf is next level.
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Only 45.5mm of rainfall occurred in September, bringing the total for the year to 484mm. It’s hard to believe that this time last year we had over 1,700mm, that’s a crazy difference.Congratulations to all the winners in the club champs over all rounds in those tough and windy conditions.
Thanks to all our volunteers who not only helped mow but also took charge of those odd tasks we don't often have time to do, taking the course to a whole new level! Our hazard pegs, out-of-bounds pegs and wooden barriers are getting a refreshing coat of paint. Whilst this work was getting done, June took it upon herself to weed, replant and mulch the gardens surrounding the pump station. I personally think it looks awesome.
The course is looking good, with only a week to go until the PGA Associate Championship.
Finally, just a reminder that our annual renovations and Greenkeepers Revenge is this month and I can’t wait... we have some surprises in store for you all.
Stay hydrated & happy golfing.
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JUNIOR PROGRAM FINALISTWe are incredibly excited to announce that our Junior Golf Program has been shortlisted as a finalist for the PGA Junior Golf Program of the Year Award in 2023.
A huge congratulations to our wonderful coaches, parents, Junior Committee members, and, of course, our juniors for making this program such a great one.
QLD COACH OF THE YEAR FINALIST
Along with this nomination, Janine Barney has been selected as a finalist for the PGA Queensland Coach of the Year (Game Development).
I'm sure many of you are aware of the amazing things Janine has been doing to introduce more people, in particular women, to this sport. Her Golf Fore Women program sees an incredible number of new golfers join in each week, and our women's membership has never been so high. We are honoured to have her work so hard to grow this sport and our community.
Please join us in giving her a big thank you and congratulations.
The winners will be announced at the Queensland Golf Industry Awards Night at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday, October 19, 2023.