09/09/2026
Good afternoon,
Course maintenance is progressing well. Our Head Greenkeeper, Alex Knox, began greens maintenance work on Sunday afternoon, starting with the tining of the greens.
All 18 greens have now been double scarified, tined, and top-dressed. We have 16 main greens back in play. The exceptions are the 2nd and 14th greens, where preparatory work has begun for the installation of the Hydrowick drainage system. This work includes verti-draining and excavating ditches around the greens for plumbing, both of which are intrusive processes. These two greens will remain as temporaries until drainage work begins early next week. Once Hydrowick drainage is installed, these greens will be back in play in a timely manner, however we will continue to email updates as work progresses.
Recovery should be very fast with the current temperatures. See a photo of the putting green where work was completed only last week!!
On the 12th hole, you may have noticed that the drainage line short-left of the green has been addressed. This area was excavated and reinstated with rootzone material, which will help prevent drying and promote healthy turf growth. This is a no-play zone, and a compulsory drop applies for any ball landing within the roped area. In contrast, the recently planted grass on the left of the 18th hole, which used to be a bunker, is now in play. This bunker was very badly affected by tree roots and therefore was removed, as it had become very hard to maintain.
Once work on the greens is complete, we intend to tine and top-dress the tee boxes in mid-September to aid recovery following a busy summer of golf. The tee boxes will then be seeded and fertilized to rejuvenate them ahead of the winter period.
Thanks to our greens-team for their hard and efficient work with greens maintenance within the dry weather window.
As always, we appreciate you! ⛳
