Thursday 7 February 2013

This morning the course had a covering of snow, just enough to close it until it melted around 10.30am. This afternoon when play did commence we had to put the pins on to temporary greens due to a severe frost under the snow cover holding the rain water from yesterdays showers.
Yesterday the 25th tee was shaped up ready for some final raking and levelling when conditions improve. This work will ensure the white tee on the 25th is playable for the coming year.







After the winds have eased we have a lot of clearing up to do as there are many branches and debris laid on the course. The team started collecting up the worst of the debris, next week we will blow the rest with the tornado tractor blower.
 
 
Tomorrow is the last day we will have the excavator so we drained some small bits on the 18th semi rough and around the 8th green side bunker,linking it in to the bunker tomorrow.

 



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.