Posts by Leigh Powell

Thursday – Status Green, Practice Ground Closed 12-2 for Maintenance. Green’s blown after high winds yesterday before…… A mow. Daily tasks. Blowing of most cut surfaces. 16th Fairway Bunker Turf collection. Then cracking on with the Turfing. Seeding of area’s around Green’s and Bunkers where possible.

Wednesday – Status Green. Dew free morning… which certainly helps with Disease control. No machines on the Green’s just a blow. Fresh Pin Position’s. Fairway’s mown, as mainly only area’s that are growing in these low Temperatures. Daily tasks. Area’s on collars and approaches seeded where needed with a smaller seeder. Large tractor seeder makes…

Tuesday – Status Green. Green’s rolled. Approaches cut. Tee’s mown. Tee’s Base Feed applied to keep them recovering from busy daily play. Course Blowing. Daily Tasks. Ball washer top ups. A lap round to clear up some “Suckers” around certain Tree’s amd ditches. Bins getting a blast out.

Monday – Status Green. Green’s dew removal this morning. Daily tasks….. involving lots of blowing. Fairways roping. Fairway’s mown. Tree work around car park.

Sunday – Status Green. Green’s trimmed. Fresh Pin Position’s. An application of a “Metal Mix” to the greens. Fe, Cu, Zn, Mg + some other trace elements to keep trying to dry the plant out and knock spores. Massively high pressure with Disease at present…. October is historically our highest pressure month for this site.…

Saturday  – Status Green Starting with Greens getting a roll Approaches getting a trim Course set up

Starting with a fog delay this morning Lots of bums on seats with Greens getting a cut Approaches getting a trim Fairway having a mow Tees getting a cut Daily tasks 16 bunker work continues

Thursday – Status Green Greens getting a roll Behind that greens are getting a spray Tee banks getting a trim Daily set up Post and rope being moved and placed to minimize grass damage and reduce wear on the ground Last of the grass piles getting picked up 16 fairway bunkers work continues

Wednesday – Status Green Starting with Greens getting cut Followed behing Green are getting a spray and new hole positions Approaches getting a cut 1st cut rough getting cut Course set up Completion of 15 pipe work yesterday 🤩 Continuation of 16 fairway bunkers today

Tuesday – Status Green No operation on Greens to give them and the surrounds a rest apart from blowing of debris Tees getting a cut, set up and blowing of debris Fairway getting a cut and blow 15 pipe work continues 16 fairway work continues later with the small one being filled in and leveled…