Friday, 7 November 2014

Irrigation installation

On Thursday we had the first keen frost of the winter. A really welcome one as it helps remove leaves from trees quicker and it reduces disease incidence on the greens. As a result of the lower temperatures cutting is getting less frequent. This week only the greens have been cut. 
This allowed us to concentrate on other jobs, specifically the irrigation changes around the 18/20th tees. Full Circle Irrigation installed the pipe work which will ensure the new tees have water to them and the where the ditch compromised the pipe work, they changed the  crossing point over the new bridge.
With the bad weather today reinstating the trenches has been slow and messy. This will have to be completed next week.
We have been planting trees where the hedge has been removed. Again due to the weather a few remain to be finished on the 10th. 

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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.