Tournament Updates

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

2018 Emirates Australian Open - The Lakes Golf Club, NSW (15-18 November)

  • 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

2018 ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf - Metropolitan Golf Club, Vic (22-25 November)

  • 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