Posts by Leigh Powell

Thursday – Course Status Green. Greens trimmed with a VL, Annoyingly…. Planned and Due Plant Protection Spray dropped with forecast of Drizzle…. This spray needs to be applied dry with no rainfall for a few hours after the last green sprayed or it’s a waste of over £700! Gulp… more worrying ontop of the waste…

Wednesday – Ladies Invitation Day Greens trimmed without a VL, Fresh Pin Position’s, Splash of paint so the ladies can see the hole for their 1 putt 🤪😘 A planned and on target spray of various forms of N, some P, K, Fe, Mg, Zn, Mn, PGR & Penetrant to keep the grass smiling 😃…

Tuesday – Status Green. Greens rolled, Approaches cut, these areas are looking absolutely banging 😛 Fairway’s messy mowed with a handful double Cut, Tee tops cut with ride on & VL cut with hand mower to get them tight into the corners and less turning pressure around the outsides. The outside edges get double the…

Monday – Status Green… too Green! Greens getting a trimm without a VL, Bunker TLC draining a large chunk of the Labour available today… we actually spend more time on Bunkers than any other area on the Course. Tee Setup, Weed Spraying here there and everywhere!

Sunday – Course status green. Greens getting a roll this morning. Holes being changed Approaches getting a cut Bunkers Raked and range pick.

Saturday – Course status green. Greens getting a cut, tee set and divot, bunkers getting a rake and range pick after course jobs are done.

Friday – Shotgun Start for Men’s Invitation Day. Greens getting just a roll today, looking a lil warm and dry today so pace will pick up as the day goes on 🥵 Fresh Coloured Pin Position’s, Lick of paint around the hole’s too! Approaches nipped, Tee’s trimmed, Fairway’s messy mown again this morning, but frustratingly…

Thursday – Status Green, Practice Ground Closed 12-2 for Maintenance. Greens trimmed up & down with no VL, A last roll of the halfs after a mow. This helps knock out the slight indentations from the mower wheels. A spray of some Mollasses Sugars, Seaweed & Residual Wetter behind. Tee’s done after Greens too! A…

Wednesday – Course Status definitely Green! Greens getting a roll as growth on these areas is calmed down with PGR applied recently. Plus this helps with the recently cored halfs getting consolidated too! Overdue by a few weeks as the pins & flags looked “Alright” still… only when next to last seasons ones they look…

Tuesday – Shotgun Start @ 10.30 this morning for a Members Golf Day. 9mm overnight has meant its a lil moist out here… i heard a rumour its Summer! Clubhouse beds enjoying the good stuff from the sky. Jimbo doing a cracking job with these 🤩 Greens rolled, Fresh pin position’s, Approaches cut, Fairway Team…