Course Update

The Autumn weather is definitely moving in now with darker mornings and colder temperatures. We seemed to have mostly skipped summer this year with constant rainfall and not too many dry spells. Still, the staff continue to work hard to try and present the golf course as best as they can.

As well as the weather, the machinery has had another hard season and on occasions it has let us down from time to time. I will write a separate blog about the machinery shortly. On a busy course such as this one, it is paramount that all the machinery is up to date and working correctly.

The greens have stood up reasonably well to all the bad weather and have stayed relatively firm. However the constant rain does take its toll and they can only take so much before playability is affected. All the greens today have been fed with an organic granular feed. This will provide a nice colour up as well as keep them ticking along nicely as we head towards the off season.

The aeration policy is still vastly important and the greens were recently spiked with the Procore to allow the surface to breathe. This task will remain a constant through the Autumn period so that we can keep the greens as healthy and as free draining as possible.

 

As we look towards Autumn and Winter we will soon be starting the winter work programme. A separate blog will detail this.