Course Update

July so far has proved to be a busy month and the diary shows no change is on its way so please give a thought when we're trying to prepare the course

Last week started with a disaster with a big hydraulic leak on the putting green with the affected area now cored and dressed. Some more dressing does need to be worked into the holes.

We managed to get a lot of work crammed into the three days we had to work on the course with the other two just solely based on course set up.

This week we have tined the greens and been out with the hose pipes applying wetting agent through a hose connection. These operations are essential but time consuming so sometimes other jobs are left as the greens do and will remain our priority.

For those who practice you will notice an improvement to the practice facilities. Hopefully this is just the start as we aim to maximise the use of a limited space to create the best we can.

The muntjac deer have been spotted on numerous occasions so keep your eye out for them.

In the meantime please repair pitch marks, rake bunkers and replace divots. There is only so much we can do and whilst it is extremely frustrating for us to see course damage it doesn't affect our rounds.

Course update

Summer is officially here and apart from the dry patches the greens are looking relatively good. The dry patch can be caused by several different factors such as tree roots, undulating ground or the soil profile being hydrophobic. We are trying to address this problem by watering and using wetting agents which have been sprayed and also administered through an adapter attached to the hose.

 Pencil tyning and using the slits on the greens iron will also help with water penetration.

The greens will have been slightly slower this week due to our cutting cylinders being taken away for sharpening and having to use older cylinders which don't cut as fine. The freshly sharpened blades will be in use from Monday onwards.

We are continuing to try and tidy up areas on the course as time permits and also try to cut the course as well as possible.

The 4th tee unfortunately had a hydraulic spill on it after a pipe split and this has been covered with seed and dressing

We have a number of leaks in the irrigation  system  mainly on the 3rd and next to the bridge on the 14th. If you look at the ground under the pipe on the 14th you will see how brown the ground is due to the iron content in the water.

These leaks will be fixed when we are confident of rainfall as we will have to drain the system and at the minute that is out of the question.

In the meantime enjoy the sun and a big thank you to all the members who supported the green staff last Saturday and throughout the year.

Thanks