Heavy, persistent rainfall yesterday Sunday 12th August has caused significant damage to some bunkers around the course and staff have been busy this morning undertaking repairs in preparation for play.
We recieved 33 mm of rainfall yesterday but other than the bunkers and some casual water still lying on the course, it has held up quite well.

With the cold nights and warm days there has been a quickening trend with putting green speeds. Stimp readings taken this Friday PM have seem them rise to 13" 1" the quickest they have been for some time. The weather forecast is for rain next week and green speeds will decrease somewhat due to this. Enjoy the course !!

Members are advised that all greens will be needle-tined and dusted on Monday 20th August as per our normal maintenance programme. This will be undertaken weather permitting and will create some disturbance to putting surfaces while this is being undertaken.

Newly seeded bentgrass nursery near the 5th hole is developing well. This will improve further over the next 3 months as the wether improves and will be ready for harvesting for greens reconstruction in early December this year. All golfers are asked not to take their buggies across the new turf to avoid damage to new seedlings. If your golf ball lands in this area, walk carefully over the surface when retrieving it. Thankyou.

 Staff have been busy this week removing some of the dead trees that have occurred in the last 12 months. Planting of tree seedlings that we have developed over the last 12 months will take place over the next month or two.

Our new skid steer is proving very versatile with both stump grinding and trenching attachments reducing the need for costly contractors to complete work on the course. We are also in the process of acquiring some pallet fork attachments to help with the many lifting jobs that pop up from day to day.

New 15th green.