Looking back towards the Clubhouse from the 1st green - circa 1966
A warm end to the week and higher temperatures forecast for the weekend have given the course some much needed warmth. The couch is now starting to show more signs of active growth, giving us good definition to fairway edges and the rough is growing faster than we can cut it! . Fairways will be fertilised in the coming weeks with a balanced granular fertiliser to further improve their health and vigour.
The Irrigation works are continuing with the 5th fairway being completed as I type. Next week will see work progress around to the 4th hole, with the 5th tee and 4th green scheduled to be completed early in the week, before work continues down the 4th fairway. The picture below is a typical repair to the old system with the t-piece at the bottom of the photo springing a leak and having to be replaced which is not as simple as it sounds. The new pumps and the way they operate will mean that these type of repairs will become more infrequent over time.
Irrigation repair - 18th green
To finish I'll share with you some of the weekly tasks staff carry out as part of our routine maintenance over the summer months -
- Greens cut every day (including Saturdays and Sundays)
- Greens rolled 2-3 times a week
- Holes changed a minimum of three times a week
- Bunkers raked 2-3 times a week
- Tees and surrounds cut 2-3 times a week
- Fairways cut twice a week
- Rough cut as growth dictates - every day at the moment
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