Most
of the earth moving and shaping work is finished in the new hollow behind the 7th
green and the 8th tee is at the final levelling stage. Recent hard frosts have delayed progress on
this construction work but hopefully we’ll catch up over the next couple of
weeks. Work has started on cutting back
and coppicing gorse and scrub around the course. Coppicing work involves cutting leggy gorse
down close to ground level with the intention of promoting dense new growth. In other areas we will be opening up sight
lines for foursome players walking forward and restoring the fairway, semi
rough, rough, gorse progression where gorse has encroached too close to the
fairway. Gorse coppicing also gives us
an opportunity to control bramble. A new
tee mat has been installed at the back of the main course practice ground.
Work
programme for January
Work
will continue on the alterations in the 7th green/8th tee
area and we hope to have this ready for turfing by the end of the month. We will start work on the re-building of the
1st tee next week, the new tee will be larger and on the same level
as the current medal tee. Whilst work is
in progress the recently installed tee mat will be used. Gorse coppicing and trimming will continue,
particularly if we get more cold and frosty weather. Work may also start on digging out the base
of stony bunkers and lining them with clean soil. Due to the cold weather during November and
December the growth of the seeded area at the back of the 18th green
has been disappointing. We have decided
to turf the area as this will give us the best chance of getting the area back
into play as early as possible. The turf
will be harvested from the bottom end of the putting green to provide the best
match for the existing turf. We will
then extend and raise the lower part of the putting green to provide a flat
area for practice. Deep aeration of the
greens is scheduled for next week but as always with this and much of the other
work mentioned above, the work is weather dependent.
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