The 2018/2019 tournament golf season is fast approaching with a bumper few weeks come November and early December. The ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf at Metropolitan Golf Club is the undoubted highlight and is bookended by the 2018 Emirates Australian Open (The Lakes Golf Club, NSW) and the 2018 Australian PGA Championship (RACV Royal Pines, Qld). Click on the links below to view the regular updates from the crews at The Lakes and Metropolitan as they gear up to host the Open and World Cup
Tournament Week Recap - Day by day preparations and final thank-you's READ MORE
Round 1 - Game on! - Volunteers arrive, final applications, Wednesday Pro-Am, opening round preparations READ MORE
7 days to go - Final applications, last greens dusting, bunker focus READ MORE
17 days to go - Lightning strikes, greens verticut, dusting and fertilising, tees mowing. READ MORE
27 days to go - Tournament build begins and a wet October. READ MORE
34 days to go - Tee renovations and post-fairway reno chemical applications. READ MORE
41 days to go - Greens renovations READ MORE
49 days to go - Fairway and green surrounds renovations READ MORE
55 days to go – Greens management through winter and early spring READ MORE
63 days to go – Bunker work and winter projects overview READ MORE
13 days to go – 38mm on Melbourne Cup day, bunker refurbishment nears completion, tournament build continues READ MORE
21 days to go – Finish to club champs, Vic Foursomes, spraying programmes, rough treatments READ MORE
30 days to go – Club championships, World Cup of Golf Media Day, tournament build begins READ MORE