Greens
Type of grass - Bermuda Tifdwarf
Height of cut - 2.6mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 12.0 Monday aiming to keep it between 12-12.4 for the week
Any specific comments - the greens are firmer than in previous years

Fairways
Type of grass - Paspalum
Height of cut - 9mm
General width and contouring - quite flat and narrower than average

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Paspalum overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 6mm
Any specific comments - the back tees on holes 1 and 10 have been enlarged but yardages for these holes remain pretty much the same (the 1st hole is 5 yards longer)

Rough
Type of grass - Rye grass
Height of cut - semi 32mm (cut daily), intermediate 64mm (cut daily), rough 72mm (last topped inside the ropes on Monday before the event, and it won't be cut again during the week
Any specific comments - rough over seeded with Rye grass in October 2012

Weather
Weather in advance - unusually cool
Forecast for tournament - partly sunny and pleasant

Course
Opened - 1998
Course designer - Peter Harradine
Special features - every year the rough is over seeded with Rye grass
General playability - the course is in superb condition
Undulating / flat - flat
Tree lined / exposed - quite exposed
Many / few water hazards - on holes 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18
Changes to the course - the following greens have been enlarged to provide more challenging pin positions - 1st (middle right), 2nd (left), 3rd (front left and back), 12th (right and back), while the front right of the 15th green has been slightly raised