A wild week of weather and although we received 55mm of rain we certainly dodged a massive bullet with courses from here to the Sunshine Coast decimated in Monday afternoons storm that felled trees across multiple courses.  Some reports are that over half the courses from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast were closed to play on Tuesday with many still closed on Wednesday.  It was a weird storm with the track heading almost directly south to north and building as it moved up the coast.  Seeing some of the photos of trees on the ground I was pretty relieved that we were spared.....this time.

The high temperatures and moisture in the ground has the grass growing as though it's February and we are struggling to keep up with the mowing across both courses.  Even the growth regulators that have been applied are having a battle controlling the growth.  It's quite rare for us to get any clippings left after mowing fairways but we are certainly seeing that at the moment in the morning dew.

The greens on both sides are back down to normal mowing height following renovation and again are experiencing a huge amount of growth.  The greens are obviously fertilised during the renovation to assist in a fast recovery but they are now lapping up the available fertiliser. 

A huge month of golf ahead with an event on every week till Christmas and then the holiday makers arrive.  On Monday week we will be hosting the WPGA Australasia Tour School.  We have hosted this a few times now and the quality of play is pretty impressive and with nearly $5 million on offer in prize money this coming season for the Pro's, there may well be some extra talent heading to Tour School.  It's always nice to get a change from the normal course set up and it's great for the crew to be able to really showcase the course.  Play is on the River course with a 1 tee start from 7am Monday December 8.