Its been a few months since the hedge was removed from between the 18th and 19th holes, now the area has recovered and the leaves are on the trees that were planted, personally I feel is a marked improvement to both holes.

We have still work to do to finalise the change, this winter we have to plant more trees to fill in some of the open areas, move the left hand bunker on the 19th and reshape the 19th fairway to accommodate the new bunker layout.
In the last couple of days we have continued our work on the greens by grooming once more before an application of fertiliser, seaweed, primo, iron and wetter. Each time we apply this mix to the greens I can adjust the quantities slightly to overcome environmental pressures. For example if the weather is dry as it has been recently more wetter can be added, if the grass is growing vigorously more growth regulator can be added. We try and use a similar mix unless needed and adjust the timing between applications to ensure the rate of growth remains constant.

The 4mm of rain we had on Wednesday morning has greened areas up nicely however the forecast was for much more, a little every now and again is just perfect for me. With Captains Days this weekend we should have the course in good shape, hopefully staying dry!