Posts by Leigh Powell

Wednesday -Ladies Day. Green’s cut… with some hicups along the way 😬 Fresh Pin Position’s, Moisture checks, doing good…. Tops in small area’s, Tee’s trimmed, Tee Banks mown and stalks around Bunkers Daily setup tasks

Tuesday – Much cooler day today and more pleasant yesterday too…. ET down slightly, so the water applied yesterday and today will be closer to the amount lost at least. Forecasted rain disappeared…. so todays Wetter & Mollasses mix for the Fairways postponed till Saturday 🤞 Green’s Rolled, Moisture Checks, Hoses around collars and hot…

Monday – Status Dry…. Dribble of natural stuff tomorrow maybe 👌 Greens Cut + VL, Moisture Checks, Area’s watered, Tee’s trimmed, Daily Setup tasks of Tee Divotting & a few Fairway area’s.

Sunday – Last of the Extreme days… a cool 26 forecasted tomorrow 😆 Green’s Rolled, Fresh Coloured pins.. Last week New Flags & Pins went out, today Cups swapped. We are pretty regular at cleaning them… but you can’t replicate New without it being New! 😍 VMC% Checks… Few Areas topped up to last the…

Saturday – Green’s cut, with No Brush due to residue of sand along with No VL to protect the collars from turning. Height of cut raised by 0.25mm. Golfers won’t directly notice… but the plant certainly will during these scorching conditions🥵 VMC checks. %’s dropping no suprise, so some water out this eve. Planned spray…

Friday – Tough Conditions at the mo for Turf… great for Golf ha ha Green’s rolled with a lil bit of Sand brought up after yesterday’s dress….. but need to crack eggs to make an omelette. Fresh Pin Position’s, Moisture checks, Hot spots topped up to last the day but greens in good shape before…

Thursday – 😎 Greens getting some overdue Cultural works….. why though you ask… they are playing well! Well when your fit, you don’t quit the Gym, you keep going! 💪 Greens Slit to keep the surface open for some air, water & Nutrition Greens trimmed +VL, 5t ha of Sand applied, Some Mollasses, Seaweed &…

Wednesday – Status a lil Greener after Mondays 5mm….. i think anyway 🤔 Shows the importance of doing good practices that when some natural stuff does fall, it sucks it up 👌 Greens Rolled, Moisture Checks, Fairway’s trimmed, Tee’s Cut, Daily Setup Tasks, Hedges trimmed.

Tuesday – A nice 5mm Splash throughout yesterday…. still leaves us way behind on Evapotranspiration overall, but it’s nice to have a day where water applied beats ET! We have been losing around 3/5mm daily for that last 60+ days. Greens trimmed with no VL, Approaches nipped, Fresh Pin Position’s, Pop Ups Trimming started, Daily…

Monday – Some welcomed stuff from the sky…. 2mm but recieved with thanks! 👌 A slight rest to the greens this morning, just a slit and a roll after lots of consecutive cuts. Fairway’s cut, to keep on top of thke stalks rather than fleshy growth. Tee’s trimmed. Sprayer out with some Mollasses & Penetrant…