Path work started

This week we have taken the opportunity to start work on the new path by the 1st tee. We excavated the soil with a mini digger. 

As our tractor is away for repair, we have no trailer to load material into so we had to use our utility buggy. Doing this still gets the job done but it just takes more time. 

The need to press on with the work meant that one person was always using the mini digger and another was always tipping. Sometimes not having a useful bit of kit like the tractor & trailer can add so much extra time to a project.

Despite this, we managed to get much of the m.o.t. base down and we should finish this early next week.

We have been asked by members about course closure due to rain. Since January, we have not, until this week, had more than 2 consecutive dry days of weather without the third day being a day of rain.

Consider this with us being hit by 24-25 inches of rain this winter, it is hardly surprising why the course has been closed frequently and why we have been prevented from getting winter project work completed sooner.

We work in an uncontrolled environment that is exposed to the elements. There is no roof keeping the rain off. We are greenkeepers not miracle workers!!

We are also just as disappointed that we have to close the course and that the drainage capabilities of fairways & rough areas are not sufficient to deal with unprecedented rainfall. 

We hope dry weather arrives soon. It has really been the most miserable winter. 

If you do play this weekend, enjoy your golf!!!