Posts by Leigh Powell

Friday – Back 9 Closed first thing & Front 9 Closed mid morning, while we wrap up Course Maintenance. Some dressing taking place on the Back 9. Hot spots watered. Pin position’s moved. Fairway’s mown where needed. Tee’s trimmed. Tee banks topped. Car park tidy. Daily tasks. Some more sarrel rolling, matting and rolling later…

Thursday – Back 9 Closed for Maintenance. Practice Closed 12-2 for its fortnightly Maintenance. Back 9 Green’s getting a dusting today. Along with the 18th Getting a heavy dress, more holes and a sweep later. 18th has always been the softest Green with the most amount of organic matter in, so this green gets hit…

Wednesday – Front 9 Closed for Maintenance. Greens getting another dusting of sand. Then later on, a sarrel roll, drag matt & Roll. 1st Cut of Semi topped. Strimming to Bunkers, Ditches & any other area’s flicked. Mowers getting a sharpen while not in use. Some Car Park works while it’s quiet for cars.

Tuesday – Back 9 Closed for Maintenance. Copy and paste of yesterday’s workload… just to the Back 9 minus an irrigation repair! Some nice pics of yesterday afternoons work. Brutal weather but the Team cracked on as always 💪😁 Back 9 Green’s now Verti Cut. Green’s blown. Green’s Cut. Sand Slung over the Greens…. Greens…

Monday – Front 9 Closed for Maintenance. Irrigation burst yesterday, so no water overnight with parts for the repair on their way to us this morning 🤞 Few of the Team in to excavate down yesterday afternoon to get the shopping list ordered. Green’s Vert Cut. Green blown. Green cut. Heavy Dress. Spiked over the…

Sunday – Greens trimmed. VWC% checks. Top ups to last the day. Daily tasks. Practice Ground Ball Collection after Course Setup.

Saturday – Status Green. A perfectly timed spray to the Green’s of Mollases Sugars, Seaweed & 2 forms of Wetting Agent before next weeks Renovations & Scorching forecast again 😬 Some overheads behind to get the chemistry off the leaf and where it needs to be. Daily Task’s knocked out. Practice Ground Ball Collection later…

Friday – Status Green’ish. Green’s trimmed. Other than the 2 Practice Greens due to yesterday’s Renovation Works. Putting green completed with no hicups…. Chipper however had the machine that tows the brush lose its drive gears. The Team had to brush this green by hand, luckily the smallest on the Course! Justification of why we…

Thursday – Greens Rolled. Hot Spots watered. Greens Sprayed with some Acid, Fe, Various forms of N, P, K, Mg, Mn, Zn, Cu, PGR & Wetter. 1st Cut of Semi topped where needed. Daily tasks knocked out. Renovation Week setup to Practice Greens ready for next week.

Wednesday – Green’s cut +VL. Approaches cut. Hot Spots watered. Fairway’s mown. Tee banks topped where needed. Tee’s Sprayed with some Acid, Fe, few forms of N, Mg, PGR and a splash of wetter to help coat the leaf. Daily task’s obviously knocked out too!