week starting 25th october

Its been a while sorry if you have been following but as usual it been a very busy season so will update blogg weakly from now on.
Well this season has been one of the driest, recorded rain fall levels show a third less to date on the previous two seasons. The course has went back after this weeks rain with condition underfoot allot softer.
This week tees & approaches cut, greens brushed cut twice,
Course set up in the mornings takes longer at this time of year as leaves, pine needles need blown and removed.
We have started addressing areas that are overgrowing and encroaching on the course see fliker account
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With the adverse weather we seen this week the facility got some much needed work cleaning organising parts etc
Painting duties markers hole cups pins etc all started.
Machinery will start to be striped down and prepared for winter overhauls
Health safety is very important these days and the facility has two inspections a year so we have to be on top of all aspects of H&S. This week I started updating my staffs training manual and all relevant info in staff quarters.
We moved the temporary astroturf path at 10th to get the golfer up to the 11th tee. We will be installing a path to the left side of the green this winter so next season trolleys can access the 11th tee from the back 10th green.
For the next four months all staff on winter hours so it is a reduced working week.
Gerry Bruen

course update

Its been frustrating spring so far. Ground temperatures still below 10 degrees were we need 11 or 12 degrees for consistent growth.
The new seeded areas are coming on ok just need some warmer weather.

The new fountain at 13th looks great and finishes the hole off.

We are well into our routine cutting and course definition is good.

A GREAT WEEK

The weather this week let us get on with a number of jobs.
At the start of the week all areas still to be shaped and seeded completed.


After seeding jobs with dry mornings and sunny afternoons conditions could not have been better for scarifying fairways all completed cleaned the fairways up great.



At the end of the week we were irrigating after applying a 6-9-6 to seeded areas and a 12-6-6 to all areas seeded last october to bring some earlie growth on.

Course Info

Course is drying out after the heavy rain start of week and forecast looks good next few days.
Duties this morning greens brushed & cut 5.5mm, tees cut, approches cut & greens rolled.

Course info

Some rain during the evening but not as much as there has been recently.
Morning duties have been carried out all greens in play.
We have laid further strips of astro turf to aid access to the 11th tees.
Ground temperatures are rising and the colour has returned to the course, and it wont be long before we see some spring growth.

Course Info

Thankfully a dry evening & a dry start.
Course inspection done first all greens playable ladies medal on.
Course set up for medal allot damage from wash down faces of bunkers.
Greens sprayed spring start mix to encourage some early growth.
Forecast for remainder of the week seems good.

Course Info

Worse nights rain this year we recorded 24mm and it is still raining hard.
41mm recorded since friday.
Course will remain closed.
We will monitor conditions as the day goes on but unlikely to reopen today.