Monday, 20 January 2014

Frosty

A cold week in prospect, however the weekend brought more rain on Sunday which made the mixed winter comp a bit sticky in certain places
6th tee this morning

Also we had a few winter cups in play due to puddling and wet conditions on and around the greens. This morning some of those puddles had frozen leaving sheets of ice in low spots, leaving 2 winter cups still remaining. Today at least the sun is shining and the forecast is dry until Wednesday.
It's our annual trip to Harrogate exhibition (BTME) on Tuesday. Here there is everything imaginable associated with turf management, not only for golf courses but tennis, rugby, football, synthetics and all other sports dealing with turf and playing surfaces. It's our opportunity to educate, look and try new products and machinery which we think will help improve our course. 
On the course we sprayed 1-18 fairways with sulphate of iron and pottassium nitrate to add a little colour in winter conditions, hedge cutting continues, machinery servicing is going well, and ditch clearance is ongoing on the 1st. 

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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.