Drainage is coming to an end

This week is the final push in finishing the drainage projects we have had on the go this spring. The 26th drainage has all been dug, we are now working on the front 26th bunker to ensure this is drained and connected into the system correctly.

Once connected we had to strip out an old soakaway which had been done previously to allow the new pipe work to feed across the bunker at the same level. 

This was then back filled with pea gravel and will be covered in sharp sand before the final layer of bunker sand. 

Another drainage project to finish off is the 16th green. This was started some time ago however with other jobs on the go hasn't been completed as yet. 

Two trenches are to be dug along a low lying area on the back left of the green. This will be connected into the pipe work laid around the green previously.

This then runs into the concrete drain towards the 14th ditch. 

Yesterday an application of 4-0-8 + Fe fertiliser was put on the greens and surrounds to give 15kg N and 30kg K. With showers forecast and the temperatures cooling down for the end of the week it was an ideal opportunity. The fertiliser will be washed in before the surfaces are cut again. 

Whilst using the irrigation system a burst pipe has been identified right of the 17th. 

This bubble in the turf shows clearly the break. This would have bee caused by a tine when deep vertidraining the greens. 

The large oak tree on 16 the came down on Friday night. As mentioned in my last blog it was very rotten. With only 30 cm of the outside of the trunk in tact I'm surprised it lasted this long. 

This will be cleared towards the end of the week once all other jobs are complete.