Alot of the work carried out over the past few weeks has involved blowing and clearing leaves and pine needles as the trees start to shed. This is an endless and very time consuming operation at this time of year and is almost impossible to keep on top of especially in windy conditions.
We have made a start to some of the winter projects noticeably the green side bunker at the 10th and also the green side bunker at the 2nd.
The bunker at the 10th has had all of the old sand (white) dug out and replaced with new sand (brown) as the old sand was proving troublesome. We have also installed some new steps further up the bunker as requested at the recent members night. This will make access to the bunker a lot easier and safer. Pictures of various stages of the work will be included in this update. Also a section of turf has been replaced that had been worn out while accessing the bunker. Again the steps, if used appropriately, will prevent this happening again.
The bunker at the second has also been started and will be ongoing in the coming weeks. There was problems with drainage and wear and tear in this bunker . New drainage will be installed and connected to existing drains and the bunker will also be reshaped as the narrow contours where also causing problems with shaping the sand to allow a fairer shot. There is also some pictures included of this task.
There is also work ongoing with installation of new practice mats at various distances on the practice range.
Over the coming weeks/months there will be some more winter projects taking place and they will be included in future blogs. Pictures of various stages of the operations will be included to help show progression.
As of yet the winter greens haven't been played on although they have continued to be cut weekly to ensure they are ready when required. These may also be used temporarily when jobs are being undertaking on or around the summer greens.
