Welcome to the January Blog.
The weather throughout January has made managing the golf course difficult, but spare a thought for the people around the country who have seen utter devastation to their homes and work places.
January 2013 seen rainfall figures of 65mm against January 2014 of 144mm yet even with such excessive rainfall over the past month the greens team have managed to complete regular work programmes to the greens, they have been slit tined and procored, rolled and have received applications of soluble iron to harden the turf and aid presentation.
The photographs below show additional work the team have completed throughout January.
The 13th bunker with a mat positioned in the base and on the face to reduce any stones from becoming loose and affecting its playing quality. It also reduces soil erosion from the face which over time changes the characteristics of the sands playability and drainage qualities.
The completed bunker, it feels like this bunker took a while to finish, but due to the large amount of soil movement and shaping it had to be worked when the soil was dry. It would be foolish to have attempted the shaping in really wet conditions only to break down the structure of the soil and make it difficult to dry out.
Bunker Drainage
We redrained the two greenside bunkers at the 17th recently.
This picture shows the joint from the drain connected to the main outlet
The drainage pipe positioned in the bunker ready to be covered with 2-6mm grit.
Drainage stone being levelled above the pipe in the trench ready for rootzone and turfing
Completed bunker.
In February we hope to start a programme of vertidraining / slitting the greens, tees and fairways.Edging up paths and re stoning them is another job we aim to tackle, it could be a busy time if the weather is kind.
Terry Wharton Head Greenkeeper
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