WEATHER
- There has been 47mm of rain this month, 22mm in one night, which was much needed.
COMPLETED WORK
- Removed Bunkers liners from 4,5,6,9 -Â this now completes liner removal.
- The bunker next to the 1st green has been filled in, and sown down.
- The four Pohutukawa trees that were inhibiting the 12th blue tee have been relocated to the 1st fairway.
- A drain box has been installed in the bowl next to the 7th green to relieve it from all the water run off.
- The 13th white tee has had the blackberry and pig fern chopped out and cleaned up.
COURSE GROOMING
- The greens were cut every other day, but rolled everyday.
- Fairways were cut weekly.
- Tees were cut weekly and top dressed and seeded once this month.
- Rough was cut twice this month.
- The garden by the 1st tee was weeded.
GREENS
- Sprayed with Dithan 20kg per/hec
- Digester 3ltrs per/hec
- Ammonium Sulphate 12.5 kg/per/hec
- Verti-cut to remove dead matter and stand the leaf blades upright.
MACHINERY
- The 3150 and 3100 greens mowers plus TR3 tees mowers have been back lapped and heights reset.
- The Jacobson TR3 tees mower blew a valve bank seal, fortunately this is still under warranty and has been fixed with no cost to the Club.
- A new throttle and cable has been fitted to the greens iron.
- The 4320 tractor was given an oil change and air cleaner.
NEXT MONTH AGENDA
- Spray around trees and paths (weather dependent).
- Top up some bunkers with dune sand now that the liners have been removed.
- Grass seed all areas that have been weedeated with fescue.
- Finish putting bark mulch around the 14th tee garden.
- Cut around all sprinklers and run an irrigation check.
- Core greens and dress with dune sand (seed and fertilize)
- Tumble core fairways.
ANDY RUTTER – Course Superintendent
