Travellers

We have some new visitor set up camp in the trees right of the 14th green, they are here for the summer pop in by have look take some pics.

Pitch marks

Can we all help repair pitch marks please, when your on the green you see a pitch mark please repair the pitch mark many thanks golfing starts this weekend Texas scramble on Sunday,

Verti-drain greens

Verti-Draining Greens we be doing this shortly 1st week of April due to soil temp up for the seed to germinate much quicker.
The greens will be top dress as well
with the verti-drain sub-surface aerator. This machine punches holes in the turf to a depth of up to twelve inches. The action of the machine is designed to relieve compaction and improve the movement of water through the soil profile. Surfaces that are kept drier are much less prone to disease, compaction and general sward deterioration. In the longer term the holes made with the verti-drain will provide the perfect space for the grass roots to grow into. Long grass roots are needed to help the plants withstand periods of drought in summer.

Bridge at 7th

Have lifted old wooden slats off concrete beams and placed a metal bridge on top of the concrete beams.

Back of 6th green

I have put in stone to stabilise the banking which was being washed away, I have also straighten the the stream & widen it hopefully this will help.

9th pond

I have slope the sides round the pond which will make it easy to maintain, all that's left to do is rake off the stone, add screen soil & seed, that will be done when the grass starts growing.

Path at 15th

The path at 15th which went to the old 16th tee, I have dug up the hardcore and putting in soil, turning it back into grass.

Ditch at 4th &10th

I have now v the ditch at 4th, now all the ditch is v, all that is left to do is add screen soil and seed. I do this nearer to the growing season starts. I do the same at the ditch in front of the 10th tee.

Trees

I have planted a few trees right hand side of the 3rd, these trees were uplifted from other parts of the course were the plantation are crowed, were as these trees are already at a good height, there are plenty more of these trees so this will be an ongoing program and hopefully they will grow.
I haven't stake the trees just yet but I will do this later, their has been some rabbit damage to the base some of the trees.

Bridge at 11th tee

We have lifted off the slabs, the angle I have now taken off.
Their was a lot of weight with the slabs on the bridge this is the reason they where taken off, plus it will be a lot easier for trolleys going over now.

Hump at 14th

Soil that has been dumped at the 14th we round off with the digger.

Fence at 3rd tee

We are digging in post then they be cemented in & all that's left to do is put the railings up, which we made out of scaffolding planks, as u can see in the pictures, we painted the fence back of the 13th tee looks a lot better.

14th green

We have turf area back of 14th green, this will give a bit more of a run off the green.

Bridge at 10th tee

Bridge built by some members labourers sandy Cumming, George Forbes, & built by Bob Boardley good job guys, their is a photograph up in the club house, well done guys.

Surface drain

To take water away from path fill up with peas

verti drain

•  verti drain all greens last week 12mm x 330mm tines down to a depth of 200mm .
• this is a slow machine but it does a good job puts lots of fractures into the soil & reduce compaction.





 

• hollow coring all greens straight after the verti drain
• as you can see their is alot of cores to pick up of the green
• push core off the green to be pickup
• once green is cleared change hole brush green then cut ready to be top dress the following week

• 50mm x 50mm spacing

•  this week we be top dressing all greens

• before top dressed we applied a seaweed meal
• brushed into holes over seeded greens with pure bent grass also brushed in ready  to be top dressed
• 13th green top dressed
• brushed & drag mat

spiked greens to get air into the greens this was done 2weeks ago

4th fairway

6th hole also are greens mower a john deere 2500e 

13th fairway looking back to tee 

8th fairway brushed and cut

3rd green