A busy few weeks out on the Golf Course as we wrapped up a wonderful display of golf from the Club Championship participants. Congratulations to all the winners.<\/p>\n
We are in the midst of winter now, and the turf is certainly feeling it. Growth rates on all surfaces have slowed, which for now, allows us to tick off a few items on our project list.<\/p>\n
The Greens on 11, 12 & 13 are in good shape, they have a nice green tinge to them, a small presence of algae on the surface as the days don\u2019t allow the surface to dry quickly, but all in all we are happy with the strike of these three Greens and their process considering the cooler temperatures. 19, 20 & 21 are being monitored closely, as they are still in their infancy and have become dormant, recovery is slow. We have backed off the mowing on these Greens to allow more time for them to recuperate with the amount of traffic they receive. We have also been at work spraying out some encroachment in the perimeters, which we will then plug after it\u2019s died off.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve spent some time working on the 12th<\/sup> hole, clearing the drop off on the left as you venture down the hill. We found a drainage outlet filled with rock that we have improved and filled to make it safer to descend the slope. We are also beginning to dig some new trenches on the 12th<\/sup> Fairway to improve the drainage. We are finding that a lot of the sub surface drainage that was put in place on course has been destroyed or damaged during the latest irrigation install. Now that we have our own trenching unit, we can add drainage where we see fit and allow water to permeate through the turf surface, which will in turn dry the course out quicker after any rain events.<\/p>\n On course at the moment;<\/p>\n The next few weeks should see us complete works on the 11th<\/sup> Tee, which we are extending to allow for more teeing space. Then, complete some bunker work on the 12th<\/sup> Hole, as well as ensuring the steep bank behind the fairway bunker is safe and ready for play.<\/p>\n The new greens are close to getting their first mow, and are being fertilised weekly with a granular to encourage as much growth as possible, after a mow we will look to top-dress and once they firm up enough, we will then begin foliar applications.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n