Hi

Its that time of the year again and the ducklings are a favourite with the members

The late Easter, Royal wedding & holiday weekend have left only 3 working days out of 10 which to put politely is very trying indeed.

I must thank the guys who are on board with this hectic period and are trying to present the course as well as possible during this shortened working period.

The changes to the right 15th green are coming on nicely and standing on the new 16th tee gives a great feel for what will be a far improved teeing position.

The disease scarring is still present on the worse greens affected during the winter months.

This is affecting the roll and trueness of the putts we are combating this by overseeding with Bent grass, frequent light sand dressings, regular rolling all to improve ball roll.

There has been good signs of germination so far and this will continue as the weeks go on.

G Bruen

Course Info 20-4-11

The great weather continues and couldn't have been any better for the fairway scarifying which is now completed.

Greens soil temperatures were measured today at 13 Degrees which should promote consistent growth.

The club had there final site meeting for the new 16th tee and reshaping around 15th green on Tuesday evening and work commenced this morning.

Most of the project will go on with little disruption to the golfer and if there is any change I will post it here and inform Stewart in the shop.

G Bruen

Good afternoon

We have a busy week ahead of us now that the growth is consistent we will be over seeding all sand greens and spot seeding disease damage on others.

We are trialing a relatively new seed product on the market were the seed is coated with a fertiliser to give it the best chance of survival after germination.

All fairways will be scarified and blown into piles for collection.

Unfortunately this will cause some disruption to play and I would ask if we are working on a particular fairway if the member would pick up and proceed to next hole to speed the process up.

If we get the weather forecast we should have all fairways completed by Thursday.

G Bruen

course info 14-4-11

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Well dare I say it spring is here.
Starting to see some recovery winter disease damage and course showing some definition.
Forecast a good weekend and I may even get a game myself enjoy this good spell.
G Bruen

course info 6-4-11

Just returned from a fee days holiday and the course is slightly damper than I left it.
We have recorded almost 2.5" rain since Friday with the worst spell being this morning.
Course closed next inspection 12 o'clock
G Bruen

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Course info 21-3-11

Good morning
We seem to have a decent spell of weather for the next few days.
I am hoping to have all aeration to greens and tees finished by tomorrow.
All restrictions lifted on fairway all main tees back on play. I have moved the tee mats onto par 3 holes just untill soil temps start to rise.
G Bruen

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Course Maintenance week

Well it was a mixed bag this week with some challenging conditions and a big thanks to the staff for there efforts this week. We did not get all maintenance completed but weather permitting we will have it done early next week.

All sand greens hollow tinned 10mm quod head, followed by one pass thatchaway reels 2mm below surface and then approx 1 -1.5 tonne top dressing brushed in and rolled.

All soil greens verti drained 13mm tinne 8 - 10" depth still to carry out mini solid tinne and one pass thatchaway reels & topdress

12 holes all tees 13mm hollow tine 2" centers followed by heavy top dressing & brushed in.

The irrigation system was also pressured back up ( in house ) and a diagnostic check carried out for our automatic system which reported no major concerns. Over the next week there will be a complete check of all heads and any adjustments necessary.

G Bruen