{"id":6244,"date":"2026-02-13T00:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2026-02-13T00:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:52:27","slug":"coarse-clippings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/2026\/02\/coarse-clippings\/","title":{"rendered":"Coarse Clippings | Steve Manton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u2018COARSE CLIPPINGS &#8211; Feb\/March 2026<br>Hi everyone just a brief update of what is happening on our course since prior to Xmas !<br>The new Hole 7 was opened on 9\/2\/26 and used in competition the following day !<br>By all reports most members agree it looks and plays great !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GREENS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As you are probably aware there has been a lot of repairing to the greens on Holes 10,11,12,13<br>and 14 !<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the last week Steve Brennan and his staff acquired some bent grass from Pennant Hills<br>GC in Sydney as they are doing renovations to their greens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This was cut, stacked on pallets and transported to Port Macquarie to repair some areas on our<br>greens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This also included the temporary on RHS of hole 3 !<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TEES<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work has also commenced on new tee areas being levelled and filled Hole 17 (purple) and Hole<br>2 (men\u2019s) adjacent to existing tee!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also turfing of rear areas of Holes 12 and 15 with grass from our nursery area near the driving<br>range !<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OTHER PROPOSED WORKS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Area behind tee on Hole 11 and adjacent to the 10th fairway, where trees were removed after<br>the storms in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This will be turfed from the nursery as well<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Old coppers logs on Hole 8 tee (men\u2019s) will be removed and a low more aesthetic retaining wall<br>installed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new temporary green on Hole 3 after storm damage to the surface will be turfed with grass<br>off our other nursery area on Hole 6!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lastly Course Renovations are scheduled for Monday 9\/3\/26 through to Wednesday<br>11\/3\/26!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The course will be Closed during these works !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>Regards<br \/>Steve Manton<br \/>Course Chairman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/2026\/02\/coarse-clippings\/\"><img width=\"203\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stevie.png\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stevie.png 1238w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stevie-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stevie-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/portmacquarie.miclub.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stevie-768x569.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><p>Updated for December&#8230; 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