Sanding the 11th green
Greens were fertilised with an application of a biologically enhanced organic fertiliser, the week prior to the start of renovations, to promote active growth to aid with the recovery process.
Despite the inclement weather that gave us 35mm of rain for the week, greens renovations took place as scheduled. All greens were scarified on the Monday to a depth of 25mm; they were then cored using 19mm tines to 125mm depth over the next two days using a closer pattern (50mm x 50mm) than previous years to impact a greater surface area. Due to the rainfall the majority of greens were not sanded until Thursday, with some greens then receiving a top-up of additional sand on Friday morning (a total of @100 tonne of sand was used throughout the renovation process). The sand on the greens was worked into the core holes using a rotary brush and received their first cut at 4.5mm one week after coring. They were then reduced back to their normal height of 3mm in stages over the next week. I am extremely pleased with the speed of the recovery of the greens and also the fact that we were able to achieve this with what I believe to be minimal disruption and inconvenience to the membership.
Renovation of tees has also been completed with all tees cored using 19mm hollow tines to a depth of 75mm to remove a percentage of the thatch that has built up since the autumn renovation. Tees have also been overseeded and then sanded.
Fairways have been sprayed with a combination of products to eradicate Poa annua, ryegrass and broadleaf weeds that have germinated since the last application of product.
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