Winter Project Update 13

The Project is in the final stages now ! Nearing Completion :  )

The pathway to the 10th fairway has been completed.

The Turfing Job around the 9th Fairway Bunkers is almost completed.

The pathway upto the 9th tees and down to the fairway has been completed .

Along with finishing turfing around the fairway bunkers on the 9th we still have to fix the path up from the 8th fairway , there is a lot of tidying up to do and lots of Overseeding of Roughs .

How to Repair a Pitchmark

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Winter Project Update 12

This week we have completed the building of the fairway bunkers on the 9th this leaves the sand to go into the bunkers and then turfing around them .

Preparation of the path down to the 10th fairway is completed and turfing has started : )

We have also started to tidy up any scruffy whin bushes on the 9th.

We will dig out the roots prep and turf this area nxt to the 9th tee .

1st Dressing of the Year

Today we are giving greens and surrounds their first topdressing of the year , with lots more to come ! 

Winter Project Update 11

The weather through to Thursday this week has been no use for moving forward with the project , snow at first which turned to sheet ice means hard weather jobs for Greenkeepers !

                              Painting.

                                         Gorse Trimming and Clearance.

                                                   New Tilt Bucket .

                   On Thursday we started Revetting Bunkers on the 9th Fairway .

    We have now finished Turfing the 10th medal tee ,leaving only the Yellow/red tee left to do .

    The new 9th green has been rolled again and is settling in well with plenty of roots driving down into the new rootzone . 

The main tasks left to complete the project are prepping ,turfing and rubber matting Pathways up from the 8th fairway ,up to and down from the new 9th tees , from the 10th tees down to the fairway.

The Building/Revetting of the 9 th fairway bunkers .

Winter Project update 10

     We have now finished turfing the front approach to the 9th Green .

Panoramic view of the old 9th fairway we are stripping.

The view from the new 9th fairway looking south.

We have installed extra drainage between the new 9th Green and new 10th tees ,prep and turfing of this area will start in a week or so after giving the drain time to do its job .

We have also been busy turfing the haul road over the 8th fairway and turfing the 9th tee complex pics to follow .

The new tee complex @ the 9th

Winter Project Update 9

The last 2 weeks back since the Christmas Holidays have been very challenging , the weather has been even more unhelpfull than normal with raging storms , winter Gailes and hard frosts . 

Our Greenstaff have continued to do a fantastic job even with the challenging conditions .

With the 9th holes location being so exposed the worst storm which hit us literally blew up and ruined 3 days worth of turfing which was pinned down ! Mother Nature is a powerful beast ! 

The greens surround and front approach are nearly completed ,this will lead onto to final prep and turfing of the right hand mouldings .