Irrigation Repairs

In the last week we have been replacing old worn out impact sprinkler heads with new gear driven ones on fairways.

     

The old impacts we are replacing have lasted well over the years but over time the nozzles,shafts and springs wear and the performance becomes uneven and unreliable.

Fairways Pop Ups on 1-6 now all have modern gear driven heads on them which are more reliable and give a better more even coverage .Over the next couple of weeks we will be replacing old heads on another 4 fairways ,improving the performance of the system when we do need to irrigate :  ) 



Middle Of May

We have set up our Dyna Seeder units ready for getting some seed in the ground, the weather over the  last few weeks has been very unsettled and wet not great for using these units because conditions have to be Dry or the funnels will block .

We have put out some signage around the course to try and encourage Golfers to repair a couple of pitchmarks per Green.

Our new Eclipse 322 Hybrid has been performing superbly on the Greens the Quality of cut and increased clip rate is delivering Smoooooother Surfaces to Putt On :  )

Weekly Dressings have continued .

Spring Aeration

This week we are Verti Draining our greens with 8mm Solid Tines to a Depth of 180mm. Carrying out this operation is crucial in promoting healthy deep rooting grasses and has three main benefits 1. Aids percolation/drainage.2.Releives Compaction allowing deep rooting 3. Last and certainly not least gets oxygen down into the profile allowing gas exchange and the Soil food Web to Thrive, beneficial Fungi & Bacteria need Oxygen to work at breaking down organic matter and locked up nutrients making them available to the plant/roots.

Spring Dressings

Today we have managed to get our 5th Top Dressing of the Season on our Greens : )

Topdressing helps to promote smooth / true surfaces, it also helps dilute any thatch build up, and helps percolation/drainage its a win win win situation ! 

Soil Screening

We have just taken delivery of our new Soil Screener  :  )

This will allow us to be self sufficient in mixing our own soils ,top dressing and divot mix on site using recycled waste from refacing old bunkers,grass clippings turfing jobs ect.

Putting/Chipping Area Gets Major Refurbishment





The last big job this winter is to completley overhaul the Putting/Chipping Area between the Pavillion and the Driving Range.We are extending the putting area to create a putting course , filling in the old practice bunkers and building a new one in a safer location.The aim is to make this area a safer and more enjoyable place to practice Putting,Chipping and Bunker Play.

Old Worn Out Bunker

Filled in 2/3 of it and Shaped a Grass Hollow to mimic lots of on course situations!

                       To allow us to extend the Green this old Ridge was removed.

                                                         Turfing Away

                              New Practice Bunker Under Construction.                                                       

Turf Nursery

We have just completed the construction  of a brand new turf nursery,its a big step forward for us as we will no longer have to rely on using the turf from the practice chipping green .