This is where we left off from the last blog Started the 10th track going across the fairway. Wear from vehicles accessing the fishing lake have made quite a mess of it due to the lack of maintenance. We striped the old stone out on both sides before putting new stone in. We also lifted some turf to lower an area where water was being held on the track.
A great job done by the team.
We also finished the 20th bunker, turfing the filled in bit. This is gur until spring.
This should make it a lot better to land a ball short to get to a front pin.
The mounding at the rear of the 20th new tee has also been started to be turfed.
Water is back in the ditches on holes 21-24 we were also able access the two greens surrounded by water.
These haven't been cut since before Christmas. You can clearly see the benefits of hollow coring and aeration. The tine holes clearly visible by the stimulated growth caused by increased air. There obviously was quite a bit of grass on them. But they look great considering they have been partially submerged for 5 weeks.
Unfortunately we have had one buggy user not abiding to the rules when using a buggy on the course. We review the course everyday for use of buggies on each hole. There are very strict rules which state where can be accessed and which areas can not. This is what happens when buggies go where they shouldn't.
If this continues to happen then all buggies will be restricted more and more. The member that did this will be dealt with. It's not a matter of just the mess but there could be a serious risk of injury when driving in unsafe areas due to poor ground conditions.
Elsewhere we are having a few alterations done to the clubhouse. Installing new windows and new decoration and furniture throughout. We have also had a fence put up around our shed, this is to improve safety of golfers around our facilities and increase security. There have been a number of incidents where golfers have walked in front of machinery when we are working around the shed. It was a direct access point to the short game area so we felt it was only a matter of time before an accident happened. The fence will force golfers through the new access points we have made to the short game area.
