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Updated 27th June

A period of warm and damp weather has really got the courses going. Greens have thickened out and are rolling nicely at 9.5. The fairways also have thickened out with good density. The new putting green is open again.Scarification has taken place on all greens and will be repeated as required.New sprinklers have been put in on the lakes 18th to cover the dry back area. Still some work needed on the lakes 13th on the hump, that will be ongoing. All in all things are going well.

UPDATED 17th May

Following a decent amount of rain we are now waiting on some higher temperatures. The cold winds have kept the ground temperatures very low for the time of year resulting in slower than normal growth. Top dressing has been applied to the Lakes greens with The Dawson being done this week. Hopefully the greens will speed up over the next week as temperatures are forecast to be significantly better by the end of the week.

UPDATED 30th April

The course is now showing signs of taking shape following a very dry spell.The recent rain is the final thing we needed to add to the fertilser applications made over the full course in recent weeks. We are working on defining the fairways , semi and roughs. Cutting back the rough in some tree areas is a main objective this year also. The putting green is 80% there now and should be re opened in a week or two. We will be starting work in enlarging our second putting beside the first tee also. The roped off new turf areas will be opened over the next week along with the Dawson third tee which was re laid. The greens will be reduced to 4mm and top dressed w/c 4th May.

UPDATED 6th March

Finally the weather has been kind, golfers are playing and we can get on with finishing our winter works. Recent jobs finished are the re laying of The Dawson 3rd tee, path after the 6th green on The Dawson, new path next to bridge on Lakes 15th. We are currently re levelling the approach to The Lakes 9th green. A lot of flooding occurred here last year so we are lifting the full area and re turfing. The cutting program has started with the course now beginning to take its shape for heading into Easter. Drainage work on the driving range has been completed along with erection of new flags and distance markers. Top dressing and spiking will be done before the end of March on the greens.

UPDATED 10th February

The recent snow has set the winter work back a little, but we still aim to have it all completed for the new season starting. The new fleet of buggies have arrived and are recieving glowing reports. The matching wooden tee signs will be installed on the newer holes giving us 36 matching signs.

UPDATED 20TH January

Winter works have carried on well over the last few months, with the bad weather not detering our hardworking greenkeepers. There has been a big rise in the number of visitors, hence the extra divots and pitchmarks. Please help us to help you by repairing as many as possible.

UPDATED 20TH October

Work will commence on Tuesday on verti-draining (spiking) the greens. This will aid the drainage throughout the winter months as well as aerating the root system. Strimming in the tree belts will also continue throughout this week.Weather and wind permitting, the feed will be applied to the greens this week.

UPDATED 16TH October

Sorry for the delay in updates, there has been a server problem that has now been rectified.

Preparation for winter is well underway now, with vertidraining of the fairways crurrently taking place. An autumn feed will be applied to the greens soon with the tees already done now. The wet end of season has not helped matters but we have tried to keep the greens going a little longer than normal at summer height. These will be increased to 5mm .Worm control on the fairways is well underway now and should be complete by end of next week.

UPDATED 14th August

  Yet again, the wet weather has had a major effect on our work over the last few weeks. Presentation is nowhere near our normal summer level, we can assure you all that is possible is being done. A program of cutting the rough down has begun. This will continue over the next month or so. I hate to say it but our winter work is also planned now ready for action. Let's hope we get some summer before then!

DRIVING RANGE
The driving range is for use by both Members and Non members.
A Basket of Balls can now be purchased at £1.00.

RANGERS
Rangers and Starters needed in exchange for free golf for the ranger/starter plus a friend.
Contact: Graham Chambers on 07971 024746 for further details.