Spring & Summer Programme 2010
 
The Spring Maintenance has been successfully completed and given that the uncharacteristically cold weather improves and promotes growth, the following course of actions will form the basis of the summer workscope:
 

• Greens are mown every day at 3.5mm to 4mm with greens speeds between 8.5 and 10.5 depending on moisture content within the leaf blade
   
• Top dressing greens very lightly twice per month and then rolled  
• Fairways are mown 3 to 4 times per week at 12mm  
• Tees and greens approaches are mown 3 times per week at 9mm  
• Semi rough is mown twice per week at 38mm  
• Rough is cut at 60mm once/ twice per week  
• Weeds are spot treated when applicable  
• Bunkers are raked everyday  

Autumn Greens Maintenance starts Monday the 6th of September. The greens are to be hollow cored using 12mm tines. Cores are then collected. The greens are then top dressed using an 80/20 sand loam dressing then brushed into the 12mm holes using 60 tonnes of top dressing. Completion takes 4 to 5 days depending on weather conditions and recovery rates are usually 14 days.
 
Course Manager
John Talbot