Posts by Leigh Powell

Monday Course Status – Green All butts on seats mowing this morning with it being dry the last few days best day to cut grass 🤩 Greens getting a trim Along with approaches Tees getting a cut ready for the week along side tee banks Fairway, first cut rough and second cut rough being cut…

Sunday – Course Status Amber. Greens getting a roll. Daily setup tasks completed with Bunkers Scratched, Yesterday’s play Divotted, Practice ground ball collection once the Course is Setup.

Saturday course status red. Greens getting a trim today, Tee’s being finished from yesterdays cut, Holes Changed into fresh colour positions, daily task completed then onto the range for a pick.

Friday – Course Status Red, carry bags if you can. Just about hanging onto Red Status… an inch of rain the last 4 days, 48% of average after 4 days, not including the rain since 5am after we checked the gauge 😳 321mm since Jan 1st Greens water removal, but expect some surface water back…

Thursday – Course Status Red, Starting off the 10th & Carry Bags if you can 😘 Rapid lap round with the Spayer to get an Application of some Mollases, Seaweed & Wetter infront of the rain due in shortly. Daily Setup Tasks of a Divot & Traps Raked Completed before golf. This Divoting spilled out…

Wednesday – Course Status Red… just about hanging on after another deluge 🌧 Heavier than forecasted rainfall yesterday, so lots of mowing plans scrapped 😡 Holes changed with fresh Coloured Pin position’s. Sand running to the last 2 Bunkers on 3rd & 7th. Tee’s getting a cheeky feed to give them a kick up the…

Tuesday – Course Status Red, 10th Tee Start. Carry Bags if you can please. No vehicles on surfaces today after a swift 9mm in the early hours…. grrrr Bunker reinstatement continues on 15th & 7th. Daily setup tasks. Plus some detail work with Course Furniture. Seems daft with the weather at the moment… but getting…

Bank Holiday Monday – Course Status Red, no joke 😛 Greens rolled, Another dry start, so another overdue spray ticked off and hay made while the sun shines! 🌞 Daily setup tasks completed of Tee Set, Divot & Bunkers raked. This past Winters Short Course Tee’s in play from today. Aeration half’s sprayed, as regular…

Easter Sunday – Course Status Red, carry Bags if able. Surfaces dried out to their driest…. before tonight’s rain and a damp forecast for the week. Far from ideal…however, a massive push to get some surfaces cut before they get even less ideal. Greens trimmed. Overdue last application of an in-house mix of Turf Hardener.…

Easter Saturday – Course Status “All Carry”, starting from the 10th. Greens dew removal with some white stuff around in the Collars, Fairways and longer stuff. Daily setup tasks of Bunkers scratched & Yesterday’s play Divotted. Ball Collection later on this morning.