Over the weekend we managed to miss the snow the seemed to fall all around us, for once we were fortunate and the course remained playable even though the temperatures were sub zero most of the time. The cold weather unfortunately has meant more damage by the badgers. It really disappointing and frustrating that they insist on ripping up the course, however it is their natural instinct to search for food, especially when they think winter is still here. When the temperature rises they should stop ripping up turf and we can repair the damage. Another issue we discovered this morning is the golfer damage on the 5th green, a number of club marks were left around the hole cup, and the hole cup has been damaged. Golfers should take care of the course, accidental damage is sometimes unavoidable, however purposeful damage is unacceptable. Can I please remind all golfers, that they are responsible for repairing pitch marks, divots and to rake bunkers after playing a shot every time they play.

On a more positive note we are looking like we are getting a little closer to summer golf, we brushed and cut the tees today ready for them going on to the summer tees on Thursday. The tees were brushed to remove worm casts and brush up the grass, then cut with the tees mower at 13mm.

We also started taking in the hoops and ropes now the course has dried up somewhat. The rest of the team started the spring bunker renovation, this involves shimming around the edge of the bunker, strimming the edges so they are defined, checking and pushing sand to ensure even distribution, making note where extra sand is needed, brushing the sand from the sides and finally raking.

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