The morning closure of the golf course on 1st September was greatly appreciated, but with the staffing issues we couldn’t complete all the work we would have liked to the past couple of months. We did manage however to verti-cut the greens to help thin the surface and remove dead plant material, cut and clear the surface then apply a light granular feed to help the soil and plant through the Autumn period.
We have started our Dew control to help in aiding to keep the surfaces drier and reduce any unwanted dampness lying longer on the plant, this will be a monthly application through the autumn and winter.
We will be doing our end of the year course maintenance on the greens at the end of September this will consist of 10mm spike on the greens to a depth of 7 inches, double scarify, top dress then over seed afterwards, followed by an Autumn granular feed.
I would also like to thank the volunteers that came out to clear branches after the high winds last month and the volunteers that again have helped with the divoting on the fairways.
Greens
• Cut greens
• Verti-cut greens
• Liquid feed applied to greens
• Wetting agent applied in aid of distributing water in rootzone
• Roll greens
• Brush greens
• Dew control applied to greens
• Granular feed applied to greens
Tees/Approaches/Fairways
• Cut approaches
• Cut tees
• Cut fairways
• Granular feed applied to tees
• Fertilise worn walkways
• Granular wetting agent applied to weaker tees
• Divot tees and fairways
• Fertilise winter tees and overseed
Rough/ semi-rough
• Cut semi-rough
• Cut rough
• Cut trees lines with Grillo
Bunkers
• Continue destoning bunkers
• Bunkers levels checked and sand moved to appropriate areas
• Bunkers raked and weeds removed
• Granular fertiliser applied to weaker bunker faces
Tree Work
• Clear tree debris from 18th burn grid
• Strim tree bases
• Cut back overgrowth on boundary at Tryst Road and
• Clear branches and tree debris after heavy winds
• Trim back overgrowth at pathway chicanes at 9th tee
Walkways/green Surrounds
• Blue lines painted for traffic management
• Spray weedkiller around clubhouse, carpark & course paths
Machinery maintenance/course furnishings
• Daily checks carried out on equipment
• Grease machines and clean air filters and radiators
• Replace PTO switch on Jacobson AR 522 rough mower
Planned Course Maintenance
Greens
• Continue to mow when required
• Roll greens when required
• Continue summer feed program
• Top dress greens
• Sarel roll greens
• Scarify greens
• Granular feed on greens
• Spike greens
• Spray Dew control
• Spray penetrant wetting agent
Tees/ approaches/fairway
• Cut fairways, approaches and tees
• Liquid feed on tees and approaches
• Spike tees
Rough/semi rough
• Cut semi rough
• Cut rough
Walkways/green surrounds
• Top dress walkways
Bunkers
• Continue to weed bunkers
• Continue to destone bunkers
• Cut and edge work on bunkers
• Monitor sand levels of bunkers
Tree work
• Keep 18th burn grid clear
• Continue small debris removal
• Strim tree bases
Machinery Maintenance
• Continue ongoing maintenance and any repairs required
• Checking quality of cut and heights of cut
12 September 2025