With the season trying to get underway we are getting the John Deere greens mowers geared up for the early morning starts, by installing lights to the front of the machines. Until now we have used alternative machines or waited until the sun started to come up. The lights came as a kit from John Deere which included an extension to the wiring harness of the machine to ensure we can fit them in a safe and professional manner.

Other work on the course has been levelling and preparing the old hedge row on 18/19 for seeding, an excavator was used to level off and remove any excess soil where the hedgerow used to be and fill in any areas which are low. Poorer areas were filled and topped up with soil from elsewhere on the course. It is essential we level this area thoroughly as we both holes to be incorporated together (with the trees for separation).

Where the hedge row has been removed along side the 19th tee, the path way material was cleaned off and re edged. We also have checked all the trees with stakes and ties across the course to ensure they are not to tight, in good condition, removed where they are not needed and and dead branches removed. I also finished solid tining the greens with the 8mm tines, this will help improve the rootzone and health of the grass plants, especially when objects like this are removed from the rootzone.