Greens
Type of grass - Penn Cross, Poa
Height of cut - 2.8mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10.6
Any specific comments - very undulating greens

Fairways
Type of grass - Poa, Fescue, Agrostis
Height of cut - 12mm
General width and contouring - 30 to 40 metres

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Poa, Fescue, Lolium
Height of cut - 8mm

Rough
Type of grass - Poa. Fescue
Height of cut - semi 30mm, intermediate 55mm, 100mm maintained rough
Any specific comments - un-mown, hard rough

Weather
Forecast for tournament - good forecast with scattered showers and potential for thunderstorms Friday and Saturday afternoons

Course
Opened - 1997
Course designer - Perry O'Dye
Special features - open landscape, a lot of lakes, 6 tee boxes for improved playability
Undulating / flat - flat
Tree lined / exposed - open landscape
Many / few water hazards - water on almost every hole
Changes to the course - mowing lines have extended width of fairway run of areas on majority of holes, removal of 200-300 trees around water hazards

Other features
- Basic, strategic design with testing layout
- A lot of thought must go into the positioning of tee shots to make second shots easier, course not designed for big hitters