Wednesday, 18 April 2012

More rain!

This week has seen yet more rain, just as the golfing season is trying to get into full swing, the weather is determind to slow down progress of course playability. We are continuing to cut when growth is sufficient, however the cold temperatures means slow recovery is apparent in most places. Todays first jobs were to brush greens, cut greens and roll to maintain trueness in these softer conditions.
 14th green
 7th green- foreground, 2nd green background
 11th green - rolling
7th green
Mid morning we then continued edging bunkers and redistributing sand on 1-9 holes
 4th greenside under renovation
4th greenside renovated
3rd greenside after renovation

We also started cutting tees and teesides after the tees had been divoted and some areas had been seeded after our winter work.

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.