Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Micro tining and top dressing

After the long weekend were back to business, first priority today was to get greens 10-27 topdressed, micro tined and tidied afterwards. Fortunately the weather has been on our side, after overnight rain we have had sunshine and wind.
First up we double solid tined the back half of the 12th green with 12mm times to a depth of 200mm. This was to improve the soil characteristics of this green as it is prone to flooding. 
The green was tined, sanded then tined again before the sand was brushed into the holes using a brush. 
The rest of the greens on 10-27 were tined using 10mm tines to a depth of 100mm. 
Again the greens were sanded. 
Before tining
Then brushed
And finally cut
A great result with minimal disruption. 
Greens 1-9 will be done first thing in the morning. 

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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.