Welcome to our  June blog.   

Over the past month we've been busy preparing the course and have managed to spray the fairways with a selective weed killer to control mostly clover. The application timing was good with great growing conditions allowing the chemical to be taken up by the weeds.However we've held back with the plant growth regulator due to a recent dry period,the growth's slowed down on the bunker banks and this would reduce the effectiveness of the product. We will monitor the growing conditions throughout the next few weeks to see if it can be applied.  

The picture above shows the results of the selective application clearly showing the clover under control. 

Aeration on the greens has continued with the use of the procore, to reduce surface disturbance we used 6mm tines with great effect.After the greens mower follows up it is difficult to see any holes on the surface. 

The pictures below show the procore, and the tine action through the root zone upper profile.

Grooming the Greens.

With cutting heights top dressing applications, and weather conditions favourable we've groomed the greens over the past few weeks. This practice enables the prostrate growth to be lifted along side any annual meadow grass seed heads.

 This practice really cleans up the the sward without putting the plant under any stress, we applied most of  our top dressings early in the season which allows us to groom without lifting the dressing.


Open Championship.

We visited Royal Liverpool Golf Club three weeks before the start of the Open to look at the course set up. It was a beautiful evening which helped to show how stunning the course looked,every aspect of the course looked tremendous and was ready to challenge the worlds best golfers.


Over the next month we will look to apply a greens fertiliser, continue with aeration and start planning for our winter work.

                                                                      Terry Wharton    Head Greenkeeper