Well it's not a bad start to the new year, the sun is shining and the course is still looking good. The Christmas period brought us some showers but overall we have missed most of the heavy rain that has affected golf courses in the south of the country. For now anyway. Back to work and into the thick of it, we are starting the machinery service, all done in house, with around 40 units to sharpen service and clean down it's not a quick process, all the vehicles also need servicing and checking with any repairs carried out to ensure they are ready for the start of the new season
On the course greens have been cut, surrounds cut with the hand mower, bunkers raked and blown off, holes moved and ropes repositioned.
We have also put out some winter cups if needed over the next couple of months. These are position in a dry area In front of the green so when conditions are bad enough that play on the summer green would cause damage we would use the winter cups to keep the course open.
Over the next few weeks we hope to do some more drainage work on the course especially on the 27th and 17th hole, plus some small areas around greens. We also have a lot of debris collection to do after the severe winds, fortunately no major damage has occurred
