tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549992056108664952024-03-12T18:36:42.351-07:00Caversham Heath GreenstaffAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218508713739843716noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354999205610866495.post-62738895568569505982017-02-17T06:06:00.001-08:002017-02-17T06:06:49.829-08:00<div>
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A nice morning for some hand mowing on the greens!!</div>
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Also this week we have micro-cored the greens, applied liquid iron to the fairways and approaches and we have started to make some progress on the bunker renovation on the 6th green.</div>
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This bunker, once all the old sand had been removed, has had a soakaway installed, and lined with crushed chalk which we then compacted - to seal the chalk. We then applied a light dusting of sand so that if golfers went into the bunker to retrieve balls they wouldn't then leave white chalky footprints everywhere!</div>
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We then purposefully left the bunker to see how the chalk layer reacted through the winter- and thankfully it has performed very well. </div>
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This week we have been building up the revetted face and backfilling so that next week we can turf the top and surround.</div>
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An update on the soil moisture levels..........!</div>
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Following the micro core and an application on penetrant, the moisture levels have dropped by 20%.</div>
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This clearly shows the importance of aeration and thatch removal... </div>
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Throughout the year we will take many samples, readings and measurements of the greens in order to assess their condition.</div>
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These can be from visual tests- looking to see any obvious signs of change in the greens performance ie a change in turf colour, signs of disease occurrence. pest activity etc etc - to sending off nutrient samples to assess how much nutrient has been retained in the rootzone.</div>
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Regularly we check the greens soil water content. During the summer we use this to assess our irrigation needs and during the winter to assess how the greens are draining.</div>
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We took these two readings from the 18th green 5 days apart. During the summer we will keep the greens at a moisture content of 15-25%. At 8% the surface will dry out (this is our 'wilt point'). During the 5 days of the readings we had very little rain so this shows how the thatch layer retains moisture and acts like a sponge making the surface soft and leading to a poorer surface with increased footprinting and open to increased disease incidence.</div>
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This photo shows a soil profile sample from the 18th green taken from a high spot. The thatch layer is about 25mm thick.</div>
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This photo, again from the 18th green, but from a low spot (where water accumulates) shows the thatch layer at about 60mm thick and notice the darker layering. This is where the soil is becoming anerobic, a condition called 'black layer'. </div>
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This photo, again from the 18th, but taken from a level area shows the thatch layer at 40mm but you can also see the profile is lighter in colour and you can also see where we have recently cored and the sand infill present. Compared to the previous photo a much more healthier situation but still the need for thatch removal.</div>
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What these samples clearly present is how important thatch removal and topdressing is to the health of the plant and to the soil and how water content is also one of the controlling factors of how quickly organic matter (thatch) is decomposed in the soil. </div>
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"The measurement of soil water content is a critical part of good greenkeeping practice and groundsmanship. Monitoring soil water content can alert turf managers to potential problems before visual symptoms can become evident. It can also enable managers to assess the efficacy of turf maintenance operations."</div>
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<b>Sand has been delivered and the boys have been busy filling the new bunkers, 3 down just 2 more to go! Bunkers are still currently GUR, rakes have been placed in the bunkers for members and visitors to rake when retrieving their ball.</b></div>
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<b>Signed Off Deputy Course Manager Joshua McCallum</b></div>
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<b>Ben and Tom mixing the rubber crumb and resin.</b></div>
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<b>Me laying the rubber crumb shelf.</b></div>
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<b>Rubber crumb shelf set and ready for revetted turf.</b></div>
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<b>Pallet of revetted turf.</b></div>
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<b>Ben backfilling sand behind the revetted turf.</b></div>
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<b>Bunker prepped and ready for top turf.</b></div>
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<b>The far left green side bunker finished, now just needs sand adding. </b></div>
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<b>We took the trip up to Nottingham to see the new release of there 9009A rough mower. We wanted to see for ourselves what all the hype was about and give it a inspection and test drive. </b></div>
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<b>The John Deere 9009A rough mower has a 2.7m cutting width and 55 hp engine with a new digital control display. Some of the new features it had on the control display were impressive, Password controlled for Course Managers preference, adjustable transport speeds, adjustable turning speeds and load match. </b></div>
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<b>We have had an exceptionally wet January, in total we have had 79mm of rainfall over Caversham Heath. As for yourself im sure you can see how wet the course is in places but i think we are coping rather well on greens and tees, some fairways are laying wetter than others. The verti draining has helped with draining standing water through the soil profile. Others things we have put in place to help with the wet conditions are, spreading sand over worn traffic areas and placing more post and rope around greens. We ask members and visitors with trolleys to keep to these marked areas to prevent play around the green becoming well-worn.</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218508713739843716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354999205610866495.post-66624843467096093662016-02-01T04:12:00.001-08:002016-02-01T04:12:14.030-08:00New Tee Distance Markers 26/1/2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>We started by taking the existing yard plates in, they had seen some wear and tear over the years. Alot of the concrete Tee stones had broken into parts making the Tee area look untidy and a hazard for our mowers. It was about time they needed changing!!!</b></div>
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<b>After all the yard plates had been brought into the Greenstaff shed we took a wire brush to them to take off any scum and debris. Afterwards we gave them a hot jet wash so they came up looking like new.</b></div>
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<b>This rubber crumb is what we have used for the base of our new Tee stones, Its the same idea as the new bunkers that have been lined with rubber crumb on 4,7,9,and 11. The gluey resin which is set off by temperatures and moisture levels, within 2hrs it has already started to harden. After the rubber crumb has been poured into the already made sunken tee holes, I placed the refurbished Tee plates with some resin and set flush making sure no mowers would hit the Tee stones. </b><br />
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<b>This chart shows a month's worth of temperatures and rainfall back from today. We have had a very warm December period, we had temperatures on Christmas day reaching 15 degrees hotter than Los Angeles. It has been a very wet start to the new year, we ask members to walk around roped off areas and stay off worn areas if possible.</b><br />
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<b>This data started from May showing us the temperatures and rainfall there highs, lows and means. We had two very wet months July and August also with the summer sun causing a great deal of mowing this year throughout the summer. We had our hottest day on July the 29th reaching 33.9 degrees, Our lowest was on November the 6th reaching -1.8 degrees. The end of the year has been on average much higher around 12 degrees with increased rainfall, the normal is around 6 degrees.</b><br />
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<b>We would like to congratulate our apprentice, Tom Parker, on completing his Level 2 Diploma in Sportsturf.</b><br />
<b>Tom managed to complete this 18 month course in 11 months - a testimony to his hard work and determination both on and off the golf course. Well done Tom!!!</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218508713739843716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354999205610866495.post-35809164526999792302015-11-30T02:54:00.000-08:002015-11-30T02:54:26.632-08:00Verti Draining Fairways<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<li><b>increases soil pore space, allows gases exchanges in the soil (oxygen in carbon dioxide out) that improves root growth and development.</b></li>
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<b><b>The soil temperature in the greens is still at 10-11 celsius. Our average air temperature this month has been 11.7 celsius, </b><b>fairly high for this time of year explaining the extended growth we are seeing. We are still cutting the greens 3 times a week and still harvesting a great deal of grass. Once the soil temperature drops to 5 celsius and below the grass will stop growing significantly. </b></b></div>
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<b>I started my week leaving from the Marquess sheds every morning at 5.30am. This was just some of the gear they had for the course there was plenty more back at the Dukes and Duchess sheds. We had torches to use in the mornings the first hour was pitch black, by 6.30 the sun was starting to come up and we could finally see the glory of the golf course. </b></div>
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<b>We were given specific tasks for the week planned out in our work schedule. I was on the crew that had the task of blowing tees and greens in the morning then moving onto final lap (making sure each hole was in check before the golf starting teeing off).</b></div>
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<b>There were 10 John Deere mowers that cut the fairways green to tee just like the way they cut fairways at Augusta National. </b></div>
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<b>10 guys cutting the 18th fairway. </b></div>
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<b>As the morning went on people would drop onto final lap blowing and making sure we had everything in place. At some points we had up to 12 guys blowing on one hole. </b></div>
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<b>In the afternoons/evenings after the golf had gone through we would have crews divoting the fairways, blowing, smoothing bunkers and cutting tees.</b></div>
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<b>Having a putt on the 8th. The greens were getting cut at 3mm.</b></div>
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<b>Thought i deserved a pint in the sunshine after the first couple of days in. Watching golf from behind the 4th tee.</b></div>
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<b>Ian poulter came up on the Wednesday before his practice round and whipped up a few sausage, bacon and egg baps. </b></div>
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<b>60-70 boxes of pizza. We were fed really well every day breakfast and lunch. Thanks for Woburn Golf Club for feeding us so well. </b></div>
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<b>Woburn Golf Club have a tradition of having a food eating competition each year. This year was a mighty burger!!! (3 beef burgers,chicken breast, bacon, hash brown and chips)</b></div>
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<b>This is the new reservoir they have built this year its to the right hand side of the 15th tee and will supply all three courses. </b></div>
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<b>The grandstand on the first tee. We were watching the last groups tee off on the 3rd day.</b></div>
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<b>7th my favorite hole, standing up the tv tower. </b></div>
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<b>Sun rising on 15th.</b></div>
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<b>I really enjoyed my experience at Woburn Golf Club, volunteering for the British Masters. The week went by without a hitch from the greenkeepers. Ian poulter did an fantastic job bringing back the British Masters to Woburn Golf Club. Fitzpatrick, a young very deserved winner on this event for the race to Dubai. Just need to give a big thanks to the Woburn greenkeeping team for integrating us into the club and John Clarke for giving me the opportunity at such an impressive course. </b></h3>
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<b>In October I will be volunteering at the British Masters, which is being held at Woburn GC on the Marquess course. I'm really looking forward to working with the greenkeepers at Woburn GC as this is all part of my professional development as an accomplished Deputy Course Manager. I will be taking plenty of photos to put onto the blog to share my experience at the British Masters. </b></div>
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<u>UPDATES TO COME SOON !!!!!!</u></h3>
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<b><u>Stimping</u></b><br />
On Tuesday afternoon we 'stimped' the 4th, 9th and 13th greens. the stimpmeter readings were an average of 9.5ft on each of the greens, indicating a consistent putting speed across all the surfaces. <br />
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<b>(First Assistant Joshua Mccallum)</b></div>
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Championship Play</td></tr>
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Regular Membership Play</td></tr>
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<b><u>Soil Temp</u></b><br />
Using a probe we recorded soil temperatures. Average temperatures are 18 Celsius. Now that the temperatures are up we are getting an even growth pattern across all greens.<br />
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<b>(4th Approach bunkers)</b></div>
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<b>(Course Manager Jon Scoones and Assistant Greenkeeper Ben Millson)</b></div>
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<b>(10th Right Greenside Bunker)</b></div>
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<b>All new sand and rakes have been put into the newly renovated bunkers. All the bunkers are draining really well, we have had no wash outs from any rain showers. All bunkers are now in play!!!</b></div>
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<b>Bunkers backfilled and the turfing process started.</b></div>
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<b>(John Quinn Deputy Course Manager, Ben Millson Assistant Greenkeeper and Tom Parker Apprentice Greenkeeper)</b></div>
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<b>Bunkers turfed and now awaiting sand. </b></div>
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<b>(4th Left Greenside Bunker)</b></div>
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<b>(7th Right Greenside Bunker)</b></div>
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<b>The lads carrying out the process of backfilling and leveling by hand. </b></div>
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ALL BUNKERS HAVE BEEN TURFED AND NOW AWAITING SAND. WE ARE WATERING THE TURF EVERY DAY DUE TO THE START OF THE WARM WEATHER.</h3>
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<b>(4th Right Greenside Bunker)</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two rows of revetted turf have been placed to create a defined edge to the bunkers.</span></b></div>
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<b>(4th Right Greenside Bunker)</b></div>
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<b>Turf has been placed around the bunker to finish the acquired look. </b></div>
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<b>Rubber crumb and revetted turf has been laid next stage is to backfill with a mix of sand and cores then turf to finish. </b></div>
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<b>Bunkers won't have sand in them for at least 10 days to two weeks for the turf to knit. </b><br />
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<b>With all the selected bunkers lined with rubber crumb any left over crumb and resin has been put to good use, remodeling the bench on the 1st tee giving it a modernized look.</b></div>
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A time lapse video of rubber crumb being installed in the fairway bunker on the 9th.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218508713739843716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354999205610866495.post-22975581150498204542015-03-19T00:32:00.000-07:002015-03-19T00:32:16.900-07:00Bunker Renovation On The 7th 18/3/15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Using a prism gauge we accurately recorded exact height of cut. This also shows the quality of cut. (ripped or damaged blades of grass would be reflected in the prism.) </div>
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Using a probe we recorded soil temperatures. Average temperatures are 4.5 Celsius, when this rises to 8+ Celsius for a period of at least 14 days consistent growth will begin. <br />
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Removing a cross section of the green allows us to see thatch levels of (40mm), after the wettest winter on record this is to be expected and will be reduced to (25mm) as the season progresses. Root depth is currently (100mm) A visual assessment of the soil profile looks positive.<br />
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<b>(Assistant Greenkeeper Ben Millson & Tom Parker Apprentice Greenkeeper)</b><br />
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On Wednesday afternoon we 'stimped' the 4th,9th and 13th greens. The stimpmeter readings were an average of 9ft on each of the greens, indicating a consistent putting speed across all the surfaces. </div>
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<b>An insight into how long and how far it takes to hand mow a third of the greens.</b></div>
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