More overnight rain fell on to frozen ground causing ice and a lot of stood water on the course again. With another cold night in prospect we had to push off what water we could on the greens before it freezes again. This is not best practice but it will minimise damage on the greens in the long term. We will still be on temporary greens if the course is open at the weekend due to the ice and dangerous conditions.

We managed to resume draining on the 18th this afternoon, all drains were dug and back filled with stone. They will be finished with root zone and turfed next week. We extended the drains into the green side bunker and re newed the sharp sand and gravel in the fairway bunker just short of the green to ensure the drain works efficiently.