WEATHER
114 mm rain…winter is here!! Regular falls of rain have kept the course green and soft. The growth has slowed now so any damage will take longer to recover.
COMPLETED WORK
· KCDC attended and cleaned out stream
· New Bunker Rakes and Tee-Markers have been placed on the Course
· Willow trees cut down on the 1st & 12th
· Wood from 6th & 7th removed and tree stump covered and re-sowed
· Pot-holes in pathways filled in with lime
· 16th Bunker – took liner out and reshaped and filled with dune sand
· Blackberry bushes cut down on 3rd tee
· 7th & 8th tee – banks flymowed to tidy them up
Course Grooming
· The greens were cut daily and the fairways were cut weekly, the tees and rough were mown weekly
· Tee banks were mown and tidied up
Greens
· Mowers have been set to 4mm for Winter to keep a hardier and more healthy plant.
· Verticut 2mm for thatch removal
· Sprayed green Max fertilizer
· Sprayed Dithan, 20kg/hec
· Sprayed for Sod Web Worm, with Cyhella 40mm/hec
· Sanded greens twice after verticut
Machinery
· Greens Iron – Is going now, however still needs more work
JUNE AGENDA:
· Bunkers- remove liners
· Greens – Vertidrain, verticut and then sand
· Tees – Vertidrain
· Trees – trimming and tidying
MISCELLANEOUS
Greens Staff
Tony Deverill started on the 4th of May 2009 and has fitted in to the team nicely. He has knowledge in turf and nursery plantings and he is proving to be a hard worker with a sound work ethic. He is definitely an asset to our Club.
Thanks
A special thanks to all the volunteers who are carrying out work around the course like divots, gardens, weed-eating, trimming, firewood and painting. I really appreciate your efforts and can’t thank you enough.
Andy Rutter
Course Superintendent
