4th path finished

A fantastic week of progress again with a lot of work carried out on the course. Big thanks to Mike Hall, Phil Lockett and Len Dilnutt for the completion of the path left of the 4th green. Great job guys, it look superb.

You will also note that at the corner of the path as you reach the 5th tee, we have planted this area with some gorse. This should provide a nice backdrop to this area when it establishes.

We have also planted some gorse around the new 4th tee and the area near the pump station. The idea, like behind the 4th green, is to indroduce some spring colour to the golf course and to frame the pathways.

As the weather was fine this week, we took the opportunity to roll and mow the new turf at the 4th & 8th tees and also the flood defence bunding. These areas have also been fertilised to encourage more rooting and sward density.

We also topdressed all the greens this week to help smooth out the surfaces, the 7th green being more heavily topdressed after being hollow cored last week. 

All in all, the greens are looking really good for the time of year. We will verti drain them again next week, setting the depth to 9 inches. The club's acquisition of the verti drain has been an excellent investment and we can notice the difference in firmness of the greens. Again, thanks must go to the Board of Directors for sanctioning this purchase.

We managed to get the approaches and surrounds cut too with the fairways planned for a cut next week before all our cylinder units are then sent away for a re-grind. 

With some favourable weather, the course should start to pick up in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed for a warm spring.

Next week, we aim to get the new bunkers filled with sand and we have lots more topdressing to do. The new season is nearly upon us and the course should be looking really good for April.

Have a great weekend and enjoy your golf!