BALLARAT GOLF CLUB 1:3000 @A3Master Plan Stage 1

Course Master Plan

Landscape

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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BALLARAT GOLF CLUB RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPE PLAN

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INTRODUCTION

The landscape setting is fundamental to the presentation and enjoyment of the game. Whilst the golfers appreciation and enjoyment of the landscape may be at a subconscious level we as landscape / golf architects consciously apply a rigor to the landscape design process to establish a clear and logical strategy to maximize the benefits of the landscape installation.

The Ballarat Golf Club as part of the clubs long term vision have identified the need to enhance the existing landscape, with support from TP Golf. The original Thomson Perrett vision was for the course to play through a landscape reminiscent to Royal Adelaide. The similarities with the large pines in combination with the native local indigenous plants made for a perfect scenario for the BGC. The landscape at present has not reached it’s full potential and to not maximize the local flora and fauna would do a dis service to the BGC. The course it self always presents and plays well, but without the enhanced backdrops, boundary planting, improved plant species and the rationalization of the cart paths the course will not evolve sufficiently.

The BGC is one of the best courses in regional Victoria and with the clubs desire for sustained success we are pleased to offer our services. The BGC sits within a temperate climate zone with extremely cold wet winters contrasting to hot dry summer’s. The palette of plants selected will be consistent around the course and our plan will be to use local indigenous plants.

This document outlines the general approach to landscaping the course and includes recommendations on a hole by hole basis. It is proposed to introduce distinctive landscape character types or plant associations through which the golf will be played. This will increase the interest of the individual holes and make them more memorable.

We propose the following components of the golf course will be landscaped:

1: Boundary2: Backdrops 3: Tees4: Wetlands5: Grasslands6: Cart paths

At Ballarat Golf Club, a high standard landscape, will complement the playing surfaces, will enhance the enjoyment of the game, provide important habitat for flora and fauna and deliver a memorable golfing experience to members and visitors.

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ROYAL ADELAIDE BALLARAT

The photo’s below represent the similarities between the BGC and the Royal Adelaide Golf Club, which has been our vision.

In addition to the Landscape Plan the BGC have asked TP Golf to also assess the following:

MAINTENANCE STRATEGYAs with any top quality golf course, all aspects of the golf course need to blend seamlessly and compliment the course. Our aim is to reduce the amount of rough cutting and unwanted extra maintenance the club currently incurs while giving the golfer greater room to play their game. As responsible golf architects we must factor in the irrigation parameters and the overall water usage. Over irrigation can have implications on the golf course and landscape which cause greater use of chemicals for weed eradication if not planned comprehensively.

FAIRWAYS:Currently the fairway footprint is approximately 10.3ha. Our planning in conjunction with the landscape plan and the consideration of the irrigation system is to open the course where practical and give the golfer more room to play from the short grass. We envisage by taking a holistic view of the golf course the fairway footprint will increase some 25% to around 14.65ha. This will please the majority of golfers and will help speed up play. Speed of play, long grass and snakes have been one of the biggest issues facing many clubs over the last summer period in the south east of Australia.

GREENS: We have been extremely pleased with the quality of the greens, tees, fairways and bunkers over the initial years and the BGC. However the bunker edges have been a source of frustration to players and the ground staff. The binding of the bunker edge is critical to the bunker face and lip. Without this consolidation, the bunker edge will suffer due to the hydrophobic nature of the soil. The ground staff over the last 6-12 months have started making progress around the course ensuring the edges improve and are far more appealing and playable. Internally the bunkers always present and play as the should.

CART PATHS:The clubs desire to rationalise the cart path system around the course is quite a challenge. We have taken the opportunity to eradicate some paths and will formalise a system that is far more formal and is bordered where practical with plants. At present many of the crushed rock paths have grown from 2m trackss out to 4-6m wide cart paths. As the paths have got wider the landscape edging has got weaker. Again the cart path system must co exist with the golf and landscape.

The ability of the cart path system will give the ground staff team options to minimise wear on the course. With close to 45,000 rounds of golf played per annum the club needs flexibility to move golfers away from compacted areas and allow the turf to prosper.

DRIVING RANGE:The driving range at Ballarat GC provides a great practice facility to the club and its members. The club is looking to expand its membership base and seeking an increased patronage from junior golfers. The driving range is an ideal area for young players to start their game and in discussion the club is considering the driving range to become a multi purpose facility. With the addition of 6 greens the driving range could also play as a short course for junior players at designated times. These greens would give the member a better target for his or her practice, while allowing juniors to enjoy a 6 hole game. The hole lengths would range from 50m to 100m which would be ideal for youngsters. As players progress the teeing areas can vary.

INTRODUCTION

PLANTING SELECTION: TREES

Eucalyptus melliodora Eucalyptus camaldulenis – River Redgum

Allocasurina vertillata – Drooping she-oak

Pinus canariensis – Canary Island Pine

Eucalyptus goniocalyx

Eucalyptus dives – Broad leaf Peppermint

PLANTING SELECTION: SHRUBS

Leptospermum continentale

Leptospermum lanigerum

Leptospermum myrsinoides

Leptospermum obovatum

Banksia marginata

Bursaria spinosa

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PLANTING SELECTION: GRASSES

Stipa spp. – Spear grasses

Lomandra longifolia - Lomandra

Poa spp – Tussock grasses

Themeda triandra – Kangaroo grass

Juncus spp. – Rushes

Carex appressa – Tall sedge

Dianella revoulta – Black anther Flax lily

PLANTING SELECTION: GROUND COVER

Ozothamnus obcordatus

Ozothamnus ferrugineus

Chrysocephalum spp. – Common Everlastings

Burcharia umbellate - Milkmaids

Bulbine bulbosa – Bul-bine Lily

Leptorrhynchos spp. - Buttons

Calocephalus spp. – Beau-ty heads

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TURF FOOTPRINT MASTERPLAN

BALLARAT GOLF CLUB 1:3000 @A3Master Plan Stage 1

Landscape

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

1Improve green backdrop with landscape

Fescue grasses behind bunkers

Enhanced landscape between 1st fairway and practice range

Expand fairway width

Minimize mound heights where applicable

Wetland grasses

Add new tee

Extend short grass around the green

Enhanced landscape between 1st fairway and 18th hole

Fescue grasses behind fairways

Connect 1st and18th bunkers

Fescue grasses in carry way, blending nto ficinia nodosa.

This area can get a little wet and heavy

Improve tee area landscape

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Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

2Improve landscape on the right half of the green,

Maintain rough

Expand fairway width

Extend fairway and rough grass, minimize mounding

Add new tee

Enhanced landscape between14th tees and OOB fence

Fescue grasses behind bunkers

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Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

3Improve green backdrop

Fescue grasses behind bunkers

Continue landscape planting between 3rd fairway and 6th tee

Expand fairway width

Maintain rough

Extend fairway and rough grass

Add new tee

Re route cart path

Extend short grass around the green

Enhanced landscape between fairway and OOB fence

Re route cart path

Enhanced landscape between OOB fence

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Hole

4Enhance landscape

Expand fairway width

Extend fairway and rough grass

Add new tee

Re route cart path, infront of back tee

Improve islands within wetlands, appropriate plants

Wetland grasses along creek

Expandfairway width

Wetland grasses along creek

Fescue grasses in carry way, blending into ficinia nodosa. This area can get a little wet and heavy

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

5Improve green backdrop

Fescue grasses behind bunker

Enhance landscape

Expand fairway width

Wetland grasses along creek

Fescue grasses along fairway to blend with wetland grasses along creek

Expand fairway width

Wetland grasses along creek

Wetland grasses along creek

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Hole

6Improve green backdrop blending fescue grasses into landscape

Maintain rough grass as 1st cut

Expand fairway width and rough grass

Continue landscape planting between 3rd fairway and 6th tee

Wetland grasses along creek

Extend apron/surrounds to path

Fescue Grasses

Expand fairway width

Wetland grasses along creek - enhance planting

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Hole

7Re route cart path

Optional exit point to 8th tee

Expand fairway width ‘

Expand fairway width

Re route cart path

Move tee back slightly to the left

Add cart path option to the left of the green

Fescue grasses behind bunkers

Wetland grasses along creek

Extend fairway and rough grass

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

8Extend short grass around the green

Extend short grass around the green

Enhance landsacpe

Extend fairway and rough grass

Improve green backdrop

Enhance landscape

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

9Improve green backdrop

Enhance landscape

Extend short grass around the green

Cut back concrete path system

Enhance landscape

Extend fairway and rough grass

Add new tee

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Hole

10Improve green backdrop

Extend short grass around the green

Wetland grasses along creek

Minimize mound heights where applicable

Expand fairway width

Fescue grasses behind bunker

Fescue grasses

Fescue grasses

Grass pathway to path between landscape

Extend short grass around the green

Re align crossing and carpath

Fescue grasses

Expland fairway width

Add new tee (discuss)Extend fairway and rough grass

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

11Enhance landscape to the next tee

Extend short grass around the green

Enhance landscape with neighbouring path

New tee (discuss)

Improve green backdrop

Expand and connect fescue grasses

Wetland grasses along creek

Fescue grasses in carry way, blending into ficinia nodosa,

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Hole

12

Irrigation lake planting

Expand fairway width

Wetlands grasses along creek

Extend fairway and rough grass

Improve green backdrop

Boundary planting

Grass paths to cart path

Wetland grasses along creek

Boundary planting

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Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

13Boundary planting

Boundary planting

Expand fairway width

Add new tee

Improve green backdrop

Grass paths to cartpath

Extend short grass around the green

Expand fairway width

Fescue grasses behind bunkers

Expand fairway width

Extend fairway and rough grass

Irrigation lake planting

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

Draft for comment

Existing View

Hole

14Tie in with 17th gren and surrounds

Extend short grass around the green

Expand fairway width

Fescue grasses

Expand fairway width

Extend fairway and rough grass

Fescue grasses in carry way

Boundary planting

Fesuce grasses

Boundary planting

Expand fairway width

Add new tee

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Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

Draft for commentGrass paths to carpath

Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

15Boundary planting

Expand fairway width

Add new tee

Improve green backdrop

Extend short grass around the green

Fescue grasses behind bunkers

Maintain rough

Expand fairway width

Extend fairway and rough grass

Irrigation lake planting

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

16Improve green backdrop

Irrigation lake planting

Fescue grasses

Enhance landscape

Expand fairway

Maintatin rough grass

Extend fairway and rough grass

Grass paths to cart paths

Fescue grasses behind bunkers

Enhance landscape

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Hole

17Improve green backdrop

Enhance landsacpe

Extend short grass around the green

Extend fairway and rough grass

Enhance landsacpe

Enhance landscape around the tees

Tie in with 14th green and surrounds

Enhance Landscape

Re route cart path

Expand middle tee, improving tee complex

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Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Existing View

Proposed View

Hole

18Enhance landscape

Fescue Grass

Expand and connect fescue grasses

Fescue grass behind bunker

Connect 18th and 10th fairways

Enhance landscape

Extend fairway and rough grass

Cut back conrete path system

Enhance landscape

Expand fairway

Fescue grasse behind bunkers

Connect 1st and 18th fairways

Fescue grasses in carry way blending into ficinia nodosa. This area can ger a little wet and heavy.

Re route cart path

RESPECT FOR LAND I RESPECT FOR CULTURE I RESPECT FOR THE GAME

Landscape

Existing Fairway

Greens and Tees

Apron

Fescue Grasses

Fairways

1st Cut

Bunkers

Cart Path

Water body

Concrete Path

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Driving Range PPG and PCG precinct recommendations

1: Driving Range and 6 hole short course facility

2: Re establish and enhance landscape surround-ing driving range

3: Grass walking path between DR and Practice chipping area

4: Enhance PCG landscape and surrounds

5: Remove turf strip that borders concrete path system

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