The club is replacing its old irrigation system and hopes with the new system to improve its fairways and tees.
The course is owned by the Dunedin City Council and leased to the club.
Council parks and reserves team leader Martin Thompson said the old irrigation system was installed in the mid-1970s and was well past its use-by date.
The council was spending $492,000 over four years on the new system.
Last year, 7km of piping was installed around the 18-hole course and this year 166 new sprinklers were being installed.
Club turf manager John Humphries said the course was the only one in Dunedin which watered its fairways, as it was exposed to coastal winds which dried it out.
"I've been here when the course can go from green to brown within eight hours," Humphries said.
"Hopefully now, with the new irrigation we can make the fairways more defined, and let the outer limits grow a bit more. Make the golf course more of a challenge. In summer the ball can roll a long way when it's dry."
It was costing $35,000 for the new sprinklers, about half of which had been installed already.
Humphries said the old irrigation system was getting worn out and the new system could be operated electronically from the clubhouse.
Many of the old sprinklers were damaged and had to be replaced, and the new pop-up sprinklers eliminated hazards on the course, he said.
The new system would also allow the club to use water more efficiently, he said.
