Course Info 3-3-11

Good Morning

Another keen frost this morning all tees & greens on temps.

Next inspection 11am

The 13th hole will be closed for the next 2 days and i would ask the golfer to proceed fro the 12th green to a temporary teeing position on the 14th fairway.

We are reshaping the front of the green & approach.

A view from 8th fairway after bunker on right removed.

Course Projects / Aeration 2011

Good Morning

We have came into a much needed settle period of weather which has allowed us to get on with existing projects and start outstanding ones.

There will be allot happening on the course in the next 4-6 weeks finishing all projects and carrying out essential aeration work to the course prior to the season commencing.

All aeration work is carried out so that it will have a minimum impact to the member but sometimes due to weather windows we will have to push on with the job to get the best results.

It will be published every day if I feel our programme of work may impact on 18 holes of golf.

It is my in tension to start withdrawing current restrictions on the course over the next few weeks ie roped off areas on approaches, forward winter mats par 3s etc so that by late march we will have spread and kept all winter play / damage to a minimum.

We have a maintenance week scheduled for starting 14 March I will be monitoring weather conditions closer to the time before deciding what aeration we will be carrying out.

Here is a list of projects some completed & some ongoing

1) Clearing area right 15^th green.

2) Reshaping back 11^th tee cutting back branches left side.

3) A number of turfing jobs on bare / worn areas ongoing at 1,2,3,5,6 & 16.

4) New drainage channels installed bunkers 10 help with sand wash down faces

5) Removed old sleeper bridges no longer in use at 5^th hole.

6) All medal stones jet washed & treated with stone preserve

7) New stone feature created top weir pond 10^th. Some repair work ongoing.

8) Extra drainage channels installed 10^th fairway still ongoing.

9) Path left side 10^th installed.

10) Clear up work carried out after storm 7 Feb two trees blown over.

11) Rhododendron bush trimmed front 14^th tees trimmed to improve view pond.

12) Trimmed hedge row right 16^th hole.

13) Filling levelling 8th fairway bunker

14) Reshaping work approach 13th green

All course furnishings have been looked at and either cleaned, repainted, or new powder coating which should reflect well on the course this season.

Hope you enjoy the course this year and we have a prolonged playing season

Gerry Bruen

Course Info

Good Morning

Low temperatures during the evening left us with a frost this morning all tee's and greens on temps.

There will be another inspection at 11am

Gerry Bruen

Orlando Trip

Today we are at Champions gate golf club designed by Greg Norman.
We will be showed equipment that is still at the proto type stage and asked to give feedback to improve the efficacy of the machine.
All new equipment seems to be of a hybrid type to reduce fuel costs and hydraulic oil with some machines being fully electric.
G Bruen

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Orlando show

Americans know how to put on a show the place is huge.
Show this morning then discussion groups this afternoon
should have been in training to prepare walking round this.
G Bruen

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Golf Industry Show

I am attending the golf industry show this week in the states.

http://www.golfindustryshow.com/

I will be in good company as I am traveling out with other greenkeepers at Royal troon and Loch lomond.

I will be posting pictures and thoughts of the trip over the next few days.

Gerry Bruen

Course Info 4/2/10

What a evening.
20mm rain recorded and still heavy and gusts of 50mph which has left allot of branches & two trees down.
There is a few days clearing up ahead of us.
Course closed next inspection 5/2/10
G.Bruen