Perfection Impossible

Perfection is a common goal that is strived for by the majority of people every day, yet in a physical landscape with so many limitations and variables, perfection is a mere fantasy. For Peninsula Country Club; a prestigious, thirty six hole, exclusive golf course; perfection like the rest of environments simply cannot be achieved. Whilst the rolling fairways of Couch grass (Cynodon dactylon) and flawless Bent Grass (Agrostis palustris) Green’s provide a picturesque landscape, they too face the everyday problems of changing temperatures and weather patterns, the constant trampling and compaction that comes from the herd of golfers, and even unusually the scarring burnout and wheelie marks that come from a small minority of moronic locals with their motorbikes and cars.
Whilst these problems unfortunately are inevitable, one barrier that the management behind this magnificent establishment do not need to concern themselves with as much as everyday companies and people, is the flow of money. With thousands of wealthy members shamelessly pouring in thousands of dollars in membership each year the burden of a restricting budget is not such a tight issue. (Pun Intended)

With the ability to purchase top of line fertiliser’s and poison’s, machinery and irrigation systems (For example a new one million litre water storage tank has been constructed and implemented to complement the normal half a million litre tank) the management behind the maintenance of the golf course have been able to ensure some continuity in the environment to ensure existing plants thrive.  
With all the stereotypical lush turfs and well maintained sand bunkers, Peninsula Country Club is able to set itself apart from other golf clubs by establishing some native vegetation to surround the course, which provides some natural yet secluded and magical landscapes. Dominated mainly by native species for example from the myrtaceae family; (Eucalyptus globulus) and a collage of ferns or Pteridophyte’s, that can often reflect even the most intertwinning forests.
The vegetation surrounding the fairways and green whilst is often an effective backdrop to the actual course itself, it can concluded that with the array of natural flora, the imperfections that come with maintaining a golf course would most certainly be far more emphasized.

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