Both courses are moving into the winter smoothly helped in no small part by dry weather.  Worm activity is at a minimum. Tees and greens are being regularly brushed to help clear casting and stand the plant up for mowing.  Leaves are now thankfully down with only a few small pockets to be blown.

Paths are being topped up on the Abbotts including so far the 13th/14th and the 5th Tee path.

13th

5th Tee

We have also started path extensions.  The 10th which is always wet off the tee has been piped and drained.  The path is being extended over the drain and wet spot in order to carry you over the worst of the winter weather.

New drain

Path cut out, fill starting

Projects currently running on the Priors include:

15th fairway bunkers filled in and seeded.  Now finished.

15th

3rd Greenside filled, seeded now Finished.

3rd Greenside

Ready for seed

3 bunkers to be filled by double green.  Bunkers filled ready for topsoil.

3 bunkers to be filled

Ready for topsoil

10th fairway bunker now filled with soil, drainage fixed ready for excavation work.

bunker marked out

Next  project work on the Priors includes:

New path to new 7th bridge.

New path around the 11th green.

New path from 12th green to new 13th tee.

This work is taking place on top of all the usual cultural practices an both courses so we are currently very busy whilst the weather is dry.