AROUND THE GREENS
Hollow Coring
Coring of the greens will commence on the week of Monday 10th March 2008.
This will be followed by dressing, feeding and seeding.
There is likely to be a high level of disruption all of that week and full recovery will take 2-3 weeks.
This is an important task to aerate and decompact the soil to allow healthy growth and an even surface for the coming season.
These tasks are weather dependant and some changes to the procedure may occur accordingly.
I apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Iain Grant.
Course Manager.
Course Bulletin
After a dry autumn the course is now beginning to get wet.
We have now put in place a traffic management policy designed to protect vulnerable areas of the course from heavy wear.
These areas are either;
• Hooped off.
• Roped off.
• White lined and signed.
Please obey these routes as they are as much for your safety as they are for the protection of the course.
Please also
• Repair pitchmarks.
• Replace divots.
• Rake bunkers.
• And keep off steep banks
because the wet conditions create soft turf which is easily damaged.
Help us maintain and improve the course.
PLEASE DO YOUR BIT.
Iain Grant
Course Manager
Hollow Coring commence 10th September 2007
We will commence coring the greens on Monday 10th September 2007, weather permitting.
Hollow coring is being carried out instead of scarifying as was notified in the fixture card because it will be more beneficial after the wet summer we have endured.
This operation shall take all week to complete because the whole operation includes:-
1. Coring
2. Clearing cores
3. Vert-cutting
4. Topdressing
5. Application of soil conditioner
6. Brushing (mulitple)
7. Overseeding
A second, lighter application of topdressing may be done the following week if conditions dictate.
Coring is essential to relieve compaction of the soil after the seasons play and allow air into the soil profile to improve the general health of the turf.
The greens should take 2-3 weeks to recover, depend on weather conditions.
Course Manager
