Friday brought contrasting weather, overnight the remaining snow had thawed leaving a milder morning. We prepared the course for a North Yorkshire School Golf tournament, cutting the greens with the John Deere mower, at a height of 4.5mm, raked the bunkers and set the markers forward. All the holes were moved, we put out new flags and cups, these area changed every year as they wear. New cups were also put in the putting green and the practice green and holes moved. We put out new flags on the range and re set the hole cups. We have saved some of the better hole cups for any temporary greens we will need next winter. Sprinkler heads were all cut around ready for irrigation checks next week. Machinery servicing continues with the trail gang mowers being stripped down, reground and new bottom blades installed. The 19th hedge is now finished, there is the hedge between 19th and the range just to complete.

In the afternoon the weather took a turn for the worse, and turned to rain, fortunately the school golf tournament was completed. Over night the rain turned heavier and due to flooded and saturated ground conditions the course was unplayable this morning and was closed. Next week we will start repairing the badger damage on holes 5 and 6, complete hedge cutting and start bringing in some of the ropes and hoops from the course, depending on ground conditions the summer markers may be put back on to the summer tees. The greens staff also have a first aid training update on Monday.