What a busy week!! It is all systems go now with Spring just around the corner. We are now looking to tie up most of the winter work within the next few weeks.
Some greens were verti drained on Friday after having to suffer a long and very wet winter. We will finish the remaining greens on Monday. A nice roll with the Vibro rollers will restore the surface smoothness.
We have made great progress with the 13th path. John Newns and Phil Lockett installed all the timber edging which looks great. We added a bit more MOT to the base to fill in any low areas. Then the path was compacted with a wacker plate and mostly topped off with grey stock dust. We will finish this surface next week.
This path will complete a fantastic transformation of this entire area from being dark, shady and unkempt into a light, modern and maintainable area.
We have also made a start with shaping the bunker bases. The left greenside bunker on Hole 3 has been graded, edged and new drainage installed.
It now looks a lot better than what it used to look like...
The bunkers should be shaped, edged and drained by the start of April. Bunker sand is on order and as soon as the paths have all been resurfaced, there will be room in the yard for a bunker sand delivery.
Further progress has also been made with the landscaping around the 1st tee. John Newns has made a great job of creating 2 raised beds that will look fantastic when they are planted. Dave Clark and Jeff Perkin are in charge of the planting.
Finally, the 7th white tee has been turfed! This does not solve the wider problem of shade that affects this tee but at least the teeing area is better. Much more tree thinning in this whole area will have to be done so that the tee gets adequate sunlight required for good grass growth.
That said, we have now refurbished 12 tees (in one form or another) in 2 years. That is some going and stands us in good stead for the future.
Have a great weekend and enjoy your golf!
.JPG)
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