On the 18th of October we had our annual visit from Alistair Beggs our STRI agronomist. We looked at many areas of the course but the emphasis is on greens. Alistair brings some sophisticated tools so that we can objectively measure various aspects of green performance. As usual our greens performed very well on smoothness, trueness and firmness. Other factors affecting green performance, such as soil moisture and organic matter percentages at various depths in the soil profile are also measured. The STRI now has a very extensive database of results from hundreds of golf courses all over the country and abroad and this data enables us to make objective comparisons of our performance. The report is viewable on the members area of the website and there's a copy in the clubhouse.
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| Antony and Danny measuring green speed (It was windy so we were using the plastic tunnel for accuracy) |
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| Nigel Robson measuring the firmness of the greens using a Clegg hammer |
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| Alistair measuring trueness and smoothness |
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