16th tee progress

Full Tee size can now be more clearly seen.  Just levelling existing tee has doubled the usable space.

Should be ready for turfing in about 10 days.

Sleepers going in on 16th Tee

Beginning to grade and level tee

 A wild weekend in terms of weather.  10mm on Friday night with gale force winds.  These knocked out two trees by the clubhouse 1 into the neighbors property and the willow by the pond which is still upright but is now leaning and unfortunately will have to be removed.

The wind has enabled the course to dry to the point of allowing trolleys back on.  With rainfall for the week looking minimal.  This will be coupled with increased roping and sanding of soft areas.

The 16th Tee moves on at a steady pace.  Tee has now had the back removed and an incredible 60-80 ton came from this and sits in the middle car park.  We have dug a trench for the irrigation which is now located to the side of the tee.  This increases efficiency allowing the water to hit the tee and not the bushes, as before.

Rough level

Digging in irrigation

I was lucky enough to be chosen to attend the Golf Industry Show in Orlando at the start of February.

40 buggies ready to go

The trip included an 18 hole shotgun golf day, a demonstration day, factory tour and a presentation evening.

Jacobsen factory

Machinery Demonstration

A links style golf course

Together with all this hard work came evenings out drinking, partying and general fun.  Their was a number of things learnt and a good deal of networking amongst colleagues and I would like to thank Jacobsen and Crown for the opportunity.

The weather is still causing problems on the golf course with wave after wave of wet and windy weather.  New T-plinths are all in place but now ballwashers need to be re-sited.
Work is now backing-up but we are continuing on ditches and this is reaping rewards with the discovery of old land drains and the cleaning of old almost defunct ditches.

Ditch behind middle practice ground

The 16th Tee on the Abbotts is finally being re-levelled.  The first job is to remove turf.  Followed be laying in new sleepers.  The ground will be roughly levelled before pegging and the beginning of stage 2.

Ground being broke on 16th Tee

Bridge from Par 3

The bridge above comes from the par 3 course.  It will eventually link the 16th path right through to the clubhouse path.  It will allow staff to use a back path to the Priors at anytime of the year without driving on the golf course.  We will complete this work in stages with the two ends being finished 1st.