Irrigation

We have had a break down with irrigation pump but I'm pleased to say this has now been fixed.  Particular attention has been focused on the the two new green 14 & 17 and the wee greens as they are sand based and are more prone too drying out.  We have also irrigated the other greens on the big course but have had to focus primarily on the sand based greens as they are at most risk of serious damage from drying out.

Bunkers

We are currently in the process of tidying up the bunkers.  This has involved putting a fresh edging, stone picking, shaping and adding sand as required.

Before

After

Top dressing (Delayed post from last tues)

26th may 2015

With the recent dry weather it has been a great opportunity to top dress the greens again.  The big greens got a light dressing and the sand has been worked in using the tru turf roller and the vibrating brushes.  The rain towards the end off the week will also help to work the top dressing in.

Continued maintenance

We are still waiting on summer!!  

Fortunately we are not chasing growth and are quite relaxed about the lack of serious growth.  The green are full of grass and ticking away fine, they have just had there routine of feed, iron and primo, 10 days ago they had seaweed and wetting agent.  There is a little poa seed head starting to come through, this is very common for us at this time of year and shouldn't have much impact to the playability of the greens.  Our sarel rolling programme has also continued this keeps the surface open and can counter any light compaction caused by rolling.