Last week Steve and I completed our first week managing the golf course with just the two of us. As I’m sure you can appreciate this poses certain challenges and restrictions on what we can achieve during the lockdown. Each year we have a jam packed winter schedule with lots of projects involved, that for now has taken a back seat while we concentrate on essential maintenance and ensuring the golf course is as good as the day you left it. That being said we have been super busy completing tasks such as aeration, dew removal, essential cutting, pest control and machinery maintenance.
Below are two images of the greens following our aeration work. We used 8mm diameter tine’s, to a maximum depth of 75mm, which creates next to no surface disturbance but allows the soil to breathe and drain more freely during the winter months. This process was also carried out on all of the tees.
We also managed to begin the winter servicing and maintenance on the fleet. We carry out all of our machinery servicing in house as we possess the skills required to do so. This is a time consuming process which would normally rely on days with increment weather, although a national lockdown also provides us with that time! Stay safe everyone.
Good to hear that you're on top of everything, as per usual, Tom and Steve. I guess we all wish we were out there playing on the surfaces you create, but it's not possible at the moment. Keep yourselves safe and well, we will see you in the Spring.
ReplyDeleteGreat update Tom. Thank you for sharing your activities with us and for all you do to keep on top of the maintenance.
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