Posts by Leigh Powell

Wednesday – Course Status Red 😍 With the whole team given the course a good cut this dry morning. Green getting a trim. Approaches getting a cut. Tees getting a cut. And of course fairway having a haircut. Along with other morning tasks of the day and 3rd bunker construction continues later today.

Tuesday – Course Status Blue Greens getting a roll after yesterdays spike and holes trimmed The Range getting an hour of deplugging balls before golf. Along with the 3rd bunker construction project continues And a courses set up with irrigation pop ups being trimmed.

Monday – Course Status “All Carry”, with a 10th Tee Start. Rapid pit stop after a change of plan due to some frost potentially coming tomorrow, so 🟢 halfs getting a spike. Pin position’s moved into 🔴 halfs. Daily setup tasks completed. With 3rd bunker construction continues.

Course status red with a fog Delay, please check with pro shop. Course setup with tee’s moved and divot. No operations done to greens due to frost. Bunkers raked and then a range pick.

Saturday – Course Status Red, Shotgun Start at 10am for the Annual Calcutta Cup 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 💪 Frosty start this morning with no operation completed to the Greens for obvious reasons 🥶 Car park rock salted, Practice Ground Ball Collection before the players arrive, Winter Setup on the Course with Bunkers scratched & Tee…

Friday – Course Status “All Carry” with a 10th Tee Start. Some comments buzzing around saying “It is essential that we have to be open” even if shouldn’t be… strange as the comments we get if we do close for a day are “we are always closed”🤣 lose lose! Yes, it is essential that we…

Thursday – Course Status Red, carry bags if you can please 🙏 Greens getting a trim with what looks like the last chance with a mix of rain and potential frosts around over the coming days. Practice Ground Ball Collection infront of some granular fertiliser to perk up the outfield after a busy Winter use…

Wednesday – Course Status Red, please carry if able to. Practice ground closed 12 till 2pm for Maintenance. Please take a few extra steps to avoid muddy areas…..especially trolley users as these trolleys pass the same point over and over again 😘 No operation to the greens this morning, just holes reset and excess overhang…

Tuesday – Course Status Red, 10th Tee Start, please carry if able. Greens getting a roll, Fresh coloured pin position’s, Daily setup tasks, Detail work to plinths, Tee Beds, Ball washers topped up & Bench areas weeded. 3rd Fairway Bunker sand removal this morning in preparation for rebuild 💪 Departmental COSHH & RA update continues….…

Monday – Course Status “All Carry” with a 10th Tee Start. Greens getting a dew off with hole’s trimmed, Tee’s setup with prior days play divotted, Bunkers getting the odd weed plucked & sand levels moved around where needed, Soil movement to the Driving Range Swail continues. Then onto the 3rd Fairway Bunker for our…