Thursday 29 August 2013

Over the last few days we have had 5 staff so we have been pushed to get all work done, thankfully the weather has been good and we have been working hard to get as much done as possible. All short cut turf has been cut over the last couple of days and we have applied another application of seaweed, and wetter to the greens, we have been trialling the amounts of fertiliser we are putting on to the greens as I feel the sward has been under fed in some areas effecting the out breaks of anthracnose. Over the last month we have been putting between 6-8 kg of nitrogen on to the greens every 2-3 weeks opposed to 3-4kg. The colour is deeper green and the sward is denser, however the growth is stronger so we have had to adjust growth regulator rates accordingly, applying 400ml opposed to 200ml.
The anthracnose on the worst greens has been treated with a fungicide as we are continuing solid tining next week on  greens 1-18 and I do not want to spread it further. Four greens that had the most damage were top dressed today and matted in just to smooth out the surface and aid recovery.
The bottom section of the practice green was also tined and topdressed.
Bunkers have been raked and all bunkers have been checked and sand distribution adjusted.

About Me

Im the Head Greenkeeper at Malton and Norton Golf Club. I began my greenkeeping career at Malton and Norton Golf Club straight from school as an Assistant Greenkeeper. Wanting to climb the greenkeeping ladder I gained my NVQ level 2 and 3 at Askham Bryan College. I continued with my education gaining a HNC in golf course management and took the position of Deputy Head Greenkeeper at Malton and Norton Golf Club in 2005.In 2008 I was promoted to the position of Head Greenkeeper, leading a team of 6 hard working and dedicated Greenkeepers. Our aim is to continue to improve the condition of the course year on year maintaining our high reputation within the area.