We continued with periods of rain throughout the month with a rainfall total of 77mm.
Course presentation was helped with blowers used across the course to disperse the wet grass from the rough and fairway cutting. Tillers were used in the bunkers to loosen up the sand after the heavy down pours.We used the procore on the greens to aid water movement and air progression in the soil structure.
We had our yearly visit from the STRI with their Agronomist Mr Alistair Beggs reviewing the condition of the course.
Alistair first visited Haydock Park in May 1999 and we are so fortunate to have one of the country's leading Agronomists to visit us yearly The report was very positive with most aspects of the course conditioning being in place, however in these challenging climatic times we need to advance our regular aeration programme to control the organic matter levels in the soil profiles. The full report is available in the clubhouse.
The picture below showing Alistair taking smoothness and trueness readings on the 18th green. .
Aeration continued on the greens
September work programme
We hope to overseed the greens, strim the mounds and
start picking up areas with the soil reliever,and start putting together various projects for the winter programme!!!!
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