Monday, 30 July 2012

At the start of another week the weather is looking good for today and tomorrow before another heavy spell of rain returns. With the weather forecast in mind, we are trying to get a lot of cutting and high priority jobs done before it gets too wet. First thing this morning the greens and surrounds were cut and I followed spraying another application of fertiliser and Primo. We applied a little fertiliser, iron and primo last week however I felt a little more nutrition was needed to maintain the health of the turf.

 Up at the 3rd hole where Rich was cutting the surround before the golfers arrived
Other jobs done today were moving holes, cutting tees, cutting fairways and semi, flymoing bunker faces, cutting the 5 inch rough and removing a limb from a tree which had come down at the weekend.
Alistair moving the hole on the 12th green
Joe Marrucci our seasonal bunker raker also was in today to rake all the bunkers

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.