Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Pro am prep

Another busy week of golf at Malton and Norton Golf Club. We have a pro am comp on Friday, the tour de yorkshire competition on sat and a busy week of members and visitors taking advantage of the great course conditions. Showers are forecast for this week so should help growth but temperatures are still cool for this time of the year. 
Bunkers were finished and then our focus was on grass cutting.
The greens were groomed on Monday to remove lateral growth and to improve speed. They are now at there lowest summer height so speed should be acceptable with smoothness not bad for the time of year.
They are fairly firm as we have had a good spell of dry weather.
Fairways have been cut and tees/ surrounds cut and brushed to improve appearance.
Also smaller jobs like bunker faces, ditch edging and tidying debris is ongoing.
Hopefully the weather will be on our side for the rest of the week. 

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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.