Course update

This week was started off with finishing the top dressing of the fairways. This all went to plan and the rain wasn’t as bad as first thought, so this enabled us to finish on time with minimal wear to the course. We had 25mm of rain in the end, which was a lot better than first expected. We will continue to use the drag mat to try and work in the sand and get them back to looking like a fairway and not a beach. I am also very pleased with the germination we have been getting from the earlier overseeding that was carried out on most of the fairways. 

We continued with prepping the heather mounds ready for turfing at the start of the week. The team have trialled using a mixture of sand and an ericaceous compost to promote the best possible conditions for the heather turf to survive. With that now achieved, they have started to lay the heater on those mounds. We have also had the digger out on the 6th removing the weeds and saplings. Our grillo has returned today and is currently being used to top the heather on the 4th. 

We have had another week of constant leaf blowing, but until the trees have shed all their leaves, this will continue. 

On a final note, please remember to repair your pitchmarks and maybe a couple of others if you’re feeling generous, as some greens have a lot of damage from them with them being that bit softer. We are trying to keep buggies on for as long as possible and to help us continue this it will be greatly appreciated if you can be very careful on where you are driving. I understand that this can cause some wear on areas, especially at the end of pathways, so we will rope off these sections accordingly. 

Thank you 
Chris Ahier 
Deputy course manager