Posts by Leigh Powell

Thursday – Course Status Green… but Green tinge is fading 🥵… but don’t worry that doesn’t mean that Trolleys are off soon 🤣 Practice Ground Closed 12-2 for Maintenance. Irrigation Pump failure during the night, so a reduced programme out now to give them at least some moisture while it’s still cool. Expect to see…

Wednesday – Ladies Day 💐 Early in for a random setup route to enable a 2 Tee Start. Greens trimmed, Moisture checks, Greens within target and doing good 👍 Moisture top ups where needed… Approaches nipped, looking banging i must say 🤩 Tee Setup, then a fortnightly Spray of Mollasses, Seaweed, Residual & Penetrant Wetter,…

Tuesday – Forecast of 32 Degrees today…. gulp 🥵 Greens having a rest with no machines over them today, other than a dew off and a hose to hot spots 💦 Fresh pin position’s, Fairway’s getting a mow, Yesterday the “Even” Fairway’s got a spot treat for weeds… today it’s the ‘Odds” turn. Same mix…

Monday – Not a Cloud in the sky… 🌞😎 Greens trimmed with a VL, Hot Spots Watered, Approaches and new run offs nipped, Bunkers getting a pull of unwanted grasses sneaking in areas, Fairway’s getting a Ammonium Sulphate + 2,4-D Dimethylamine salt & Mecoprop-p Potassium Salt Mix to knock some weeds popping up in the…

Sunday – what a morning… Clear Skies but im sure there is a few hazy heads! Greens rolled, Approaches nipped, Fresh pin position’s, Some H2O out here in places, Daily tasks ticked off, traps raked & yesterday’s play divotted out.

Windlesham Golf Club Pearl 30 Year Anniversary Double Shotgun! 8am & 1pm. Have a feeling that our Members enjoyed the Celebrations last night… a few vehicles here still 🥳 Swift setup this morning as we need to be off the Course for 8am. Greens cut with no VL, A flick of the heavy Dew left…

Friday – Status Definitely Green! Green’s Rolled, Fresh Pin Position’s, Overdue spray of Plant Protection. You should always avoid spraying any products that you want to stay in the leaf after a Roll but when is anything ideal 🤪 Approaches trimmed, with some extra areas sneaking out around greens. These areas will need some continued…

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…