3 become 2 - but onwards we go!

This week, Ryan Leicester departed the greens team for a new challenge at Dunham Forest Golf Club. The club wish him well in his new position.

We started the week with some micro tining (aeration) to the greens. 

This was to assist an application of wetting agent to move more easily into the greens soil profile that assists with retention of moisture during dry, hot weather. 

We finished the week with heavy rain which caused heavy puddling on some fairways. 24mm fell on Thursday night. Talk about a quick change of fortunes!!

However, these affected areas subsided quickly over 24 hours. Unfortunately, the wet mild weather has now encouraged fusarium back to the greens. Therefore, at the next dry day, I will need to spray a fungicide to deal with this.

We tried as much as we could to get the course prepared for Club Championship weekend. Most areas of the golf course were cut and we were pleased with our efforts given that we became a team of 2 on Thursday.

The challenge we face now is meeting previous expectations with 1/3 less staff - 33% less productivity in effect.

However, the board are now addressing this and in the coming weeks, we hope to resolve this and so we just ask for a little patience if it seems that tasks that were completed often are done less often. This is only a temporary thing and we should get back on top of these areas as soon as possible.

Also this week, we had some more tree felling done on the golf course. Again, this was carried out at no cost to the golf club. More areas on the course are becoming less overcrowded with trees which will provide easier shot recovery, less leaves to collect in Autumn and less strimming to do. All positives for us.

Have a great weekend and enjoy your golf!