The greens are still growing well during this hot spell but unfortunately the irrigation system has let us down on a number of occasions. The way the system is configured means that the course is split into several sections. There has been an electrical wiring fault on the system in the section which controls the greens at the bottom of the course, i.e 3,4,5,13,14 and 15.
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| 18th Green Irrigation working well. |
Due to this problem these greens have not received the amount of nightly water required to keep them in prime condition. Typically four of these greens have had drainage work done in the past and the drain lines are clearly visible. This is due to the lines having sand underneath them rather than the original soil like the rest of the green.
As I type the system is not yet fixed but we have narrowed down the problem and we hope to have it sorted out as soon as possible. The seventh green has also been affected due to vandals prising open the secured irrigation box and ripping out the decoder. Until it is fixed those affected greens are being manually watered first thing every morning. Some of the original sprinklers on those greens have been replaced as they were very inefficient. Two sprinklers on the first green have also been replaced.
Talking of the first green, the turf which was ordered a while ago is now available and should be delivered on Monday. The golf calendar is very busy over the next two weeks but we will do our best to put the turf down as quickly as possible. All the drain lines on the greens affected will be topdressed and we have bent seed available to put in small areas to encourage new growth.
On a brighter note the dry conditions have worked very favourably for the bent grass in the greens. It has really come on this year and can be clearly visible in patches on the greens. This is the favoured type of grass that we would want in our greens and with balanced nutrition at an optimum the bents have chance to succeed.
As I type the system is not yet fixed but we have narrowed down the problem and we hope to have it sorted out as soon as possible. The seventh green has also been affected due to vandals prising open the secured irrigation box and ripping out the decoder. Until it is fixed those affected greens are being manually watered first thing every morning. Some of the original sprinklers on those greens have been replaced as they were very inefficient. Two sprinklers on the first green have also been replaced.
Talking of the first green, the turf which was ordered a while ago is now available and should be delivered on Monday. The golf calendar is very busy over the next two weeks but we will do our best to put the turf down as quickly as possible. All the drain lines on the greens affected will be topdressed and we have bent seed available to put in small areas to encourage new growth.
On a brighter note the dry conditions have worked very favourably for the bent grass in the greens. It has really come on this year and can be clearly visible in patches on the greens. This is the favoured type of grass that we would want in our greens and with balanced nutrition at an optimum the bents have chance to succeed.
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