New Year

Belated happy new year to all!

We have been getting around the golf course keeping it as tidy as possible at this time off year.   There has been a wee touch of disease kicking about on the greens, so we have spot treated with a fungicide.  We have also plugged a few patches of disease with plugs from our turf nursery (old 6th green).  This takes away the scars straight away so there is no recovery needed in the spring.  Can I ask all golfers to please repair pitch marks as the greens are a bit softer through the winter.  This will help keep the greens looking good, smooth and stops any chance of disease moving into the weakend turf e.g the pitch mark.

Moles

Quite a few moles active around the golf course in the past month or so, we lift the mole hills and have been trapping and gassing them as we go.

Staff changes

We have seen a couple of changes in the staffing levels/positions in the last month or so.  Gary has moved onto the position of Head Greenkeeper at Cupar golf club, we wish Gary all the best and thank him for all his hard work in the last 4 years.   Steve is taking a step up and becoming deputy.   Steve has been with us for 5 years and it's a great opportunity for him.  John who has been our seasonal for the past 4 seasons has been made full time, it's great to have him on board all year round.   Also due to the increased amount of chainsaw work we have kept our other seasonal Sean on to take care of that.

Road resurfacing

During the past few seasons some of the roads/car park around the clubhouse and 1st tee have become a bit unsightly due to potholes forming.   We have identified these areas and have had them resurfaced, this will improve the look around these areas and make them safer for vehicles and pedestrians.

Shade

There has always been an issue with shade on the 4th green, with the left/back not seeing much light during the winter months.  This is because of the large deciduous trees at the back of the green.  We have thinned these out to allow light and air movement.   I used or new log grab/trailer,  great piece of kit!!

Friday set up

As part of course set up on friday the greens were pedestrian cut, holes changed and general course maintenance.

Coring

We are carrying  on with coring tees, we have also started to core over the drains on the 14th fairway to help this dry up faster.