DAILY UPDATE

Owing to this being the busiest time of year my blog can be a bit sporadic in updates hence I have decided to introduce a daily update-a brief explanation of course condition and any work carried out.

This I hope will help the members to understand better the reasons for any variations in the course and it's condition.

Day 1 May 6th

The greens and tees have been sprayed with weedkiller by the contractor we have previously used. He will do his utmost to carry out this operation without too much interruption to play.
Prior to spraying the greens have been verticut and mown as they won't be able to be mown for at least 48 hours. In the meantime they will be rolled to maintain the surface.

There is still a variation in the growth of the different species of grass with the meadow grass being dominant at this time. This results in a slower putting surface but a continuing program of verticutting will reduce the amount of meadow grass and allow the finer grasses to predominate.

The greens require another dressing of fendress top dressing as they are still a bit uneven but this cannot be done until the weedkiller has been fully integrated into the plant. Weather conditions permitting, this will be undertaken early next week.

Day 2 May 7th

Greens a bit lacking in pace today as we were only able to roll due to being unable to mow owing to the weedkiller treatment.

The bunker on the far right of the 11th green has been renovated. (the edges tidied up and new sand used to top up the level)