Yesterday brought the most extreme wind and battering hail we have experienced at Malton for a long time. A 24 hour period of damaging gusts brought down trees, scattered leaves and sticks every where. This morning, after a harsh frost we set about making the course safe, playable and tidy. All the staff have put in maximum effort today to prepare the course for play, all but 3 greens were covered in dense debris and two green staff have spent all day ensuring they are clear.
Large branches were scattered everywhere, another two green staff have had over seven 2 tonne trailer loads cleared away.
Other larger trees that suffered damage have been made safe, cutting any damaged limbs off or felling cracked or split trees. These will be collected next week.
The worst fairways have been blown off with the tornado blower. Next week we will continue to clear debris to return the course to normality.
The worst fairways have been blown off with the tornado blower. Next week we will continue to clear debris to return the course to normality. 