New bunker on the 5th is now nearing completion.  Whilst we have spent the last 2 weeks tining and dressing greens, this job has been put on the back burner.  Final shape has now been achieved with new drain cut into the bunker and piped/graveled. A new wooden edge will go in followed be the whole area being re-turfed. The bunker protects the Sunday pin position from the middle of the fairway without being overly penal once we get to the green.

5th Bunker

New drain

2 short weeks on the way are always unhelpful, as is the cold weather.  No matter, the course work is moving on apace now.  Greens will receive a further dressing of around 1/2 a ton of sand on Monday/Tuesday where they will be brushed, cut and fertilizer with a fast release organic to try and force some growth in this cold spell.  Tees have been sprayed with a seaweed and wetter to speed post winter recovery.  New flag poles, flags and cups are ready to go out.  New tee plates to cover ours, damaged by deer or lost have been ordered and will tidy up tee areas.

The madness of this job is that on top of everything next week we will be spraying wetting agent on the green to help prevent summer dry patches.  Go figure!!

8th green Abbotts

Greens receiving a spring treat.  1 ton of sand on each green followed by tining at 30mm centres going down 200mm.  Heavy rain today has made a mess of the course but washed in all the sand.

The Priors car park has had a truck driving over the 18th tee and down to the site by the motorway in order to steal diesel on a regular basis.  Its unfortunate that we may not catch them in this obvious ditch but it will keep them off the course.

New ditch!