Revetting & Turfing 26/03/15

Bunkers are usually rebuilt in the same shape and style as before, in keeping with the aesthetics of the course.

(4th Right Greenside Bunker)

Two rows of revetted turf have been placed to create a defined edge to the bunkers.

(4th Right Greenside Bunker)

Turf has been placed around the bunker to finish the acquired look. 

(4th Approach Bunkers)

Rubber crumb and revetted turf has been laid next stage is to backfill with a mix of sand and cores then turf to finish.    

(4th Approach Bunkers)

Bunkers won't have sand in them for at least 10 days to two weeks for the turf to knit. 

More to come............

Smarter look To The Bench On The 1st 26/03/15

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.

A Time lapse video of rubber crumb being installed in the greenside bunker on the 4th.

A time lapse video of rubber crumb being installed in the fairway bunker on the 9th.

Bunker Renovation On The 7th 18/3/15

Before

The guys from Ram-Track have now come in and have started laying the rubber crumb.

During

Watching Ram-Track carry out their operations.

Rubber profile after resin has set in place.

After

Finished product on 7th.

More photos & and news to come.............. 

Greens Performance Testing 4/3/15

Prism Gauge

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.)  

Soil Temp
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.  

Soil Profiling
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.

(Assistant Greenkeeper Ben Millson & Tom Parker Apprentice Greenkeeper)

Stimping

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.    

GREEN SPEED CHART Championship Play
Fast	10' 6"
Medium Fast	9' 6"
Medium	8' 6"
Medium Slow	7' 6"
Slow	6' 6"

GREEN SPEED CHART Regular Membership Play
Fast	8' 6"
Medium Fast	7' 6"
Medium	6' 6"
Medium Slow	5' 6"
Slow	4' 6"

(Source; http://www.usga.org/course_care/articles/management/greens/It-s-Time-We-Put-the-Green-Back-in-Green-Speed/)

Winter Hand Mowing 3/3/15

An insight into how long and how far it takes to hand mow a third of the greens.

(First Assistant Joshua McCallum)

(Ben Millson Assistant Greenkeeper)

15th Green