From Matt – Head Green Keeper Due to the very mild temperatures, sunshine, and a bearable amount of rain, the course still has a vibrant green appearance and is continuing …
Greens & Facilities Report Sept – Oct 2025
Greens I’ve given the greens a month for the sand to dilute into the profile, but now it’s time to resume grooming the surfaces. This procedure uses spinning metal teeth, …
Greens & Facilities Report Aug – Sept 2025
A summer of four heatwaves – The UK has just sizzled through one of its hottest summers on record, following one of the driest springs in more than 50 years. …
Greens & Facilities Report July 2025
As we moved into early June, rising temperatures and extended daylight hours resulted in a significant surge in grass growth. This required the team to be out continuously cutting all …
Greens & Facilities Report June 2025
GREENS With the course closed on Wednesday, 11 June, the greenkeeping team took the opportunity to micro-core and topdress all 20 greens in a single day. What is micro-core and …
Greens & Facilities Report April / May 2025
Greens April saw the team carry out the renovation of the greens which was achieved over four days, a challenging but satisfying process for the greenkeepers. Cold night time temperatures …
Greens & Facilities Report February 2025
Greens Play to the main greens has been impacted due to the continuous heavy rain showers on a weekly basis. We do understand how frustrating this, especially when showers seem …
Greens & Facilities Report January 2025
We have had lots of questions recently about various aspects of greens and facilities, so have decided to adopt a Q&A approach to this newsletter having spent some time discussing …