Holme Hall Golf Club – News and Reviews
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GOLF COURSE WORK PROGRAMME
OCT-NOV 2009
GREENS
During the 3 days of the course closure, extensive aeration
work has been performed on all our golf greens. Firstly all
the greens were brushed to remove the dew and all worm casts
present, and also to stand up the grass blades. Next a double
de-thatch operation to a depth of 2mm, firstly at right angles
to the green then followed up again straight up and down.
This removed all dead material and thatch in the top sward.
All main greens and some winter fronts were then Verti – drained
to a depth of 8” with 15% heave in order to relieve compaction
below the surface.
The above operations were all performed in excellent weather
conditions and will benefit the greens enormously ready for
the winter.
A preventative fungicide application was applied to all the
greens on the 1st October in order to contain any disease
outbreak that can often occur after the above tasks have taken
place.
The greens are now being cut at 4mm when needed with a view
to steadily raising the height if cut over the autumn/winter
months.
All the greens will be slit-tined monthly from November, weather
permitting with liquid seaweed and iron being applied when
necessary.
TEES
Like the greens all the tees have been micro-solid tined,
double cut at 8mm, and autumn/winter fertiliser applied over
the closure period. Some of our more compacted tees especially
the winter areas have been Verti drained to the same settings
as the greens.
It is hoped for another soil seed operation shortly with the
markers slowly being moved towards the fronts of tees as the
autumn continues. Winter tee areas are normally used from
Nov 1st onwards.
It is hoped work can soon start on our tee extension program
that was temporarily put on hold last year due to the wet
weather. The next two tees to be increased in size are the
gents summer 2nd lower front area, this to be raised to the
same as the main tee and extended forwards approx an extra
3 metres. The other tee in line to extend is the 4th this
is hoped to be increased forwards by approx 9 metres and raised
to the existing height of the main tee. This would be done
over the full width of the tee and will give a larger area
for mainly winter play, access etc.
BUNKERS
Bunker raking is still ongoing approx 3 times a week, with
sand still having to be redistributed within each bunker after
heavy rain and strong winds.
All the bunkers will be checked this autumn/winter for erosion
on the banks with many having to be re-turfed over the edges
where wind blown sand has killed the grass over time.
FAIRWAYS
Overall growth on all our fairways is now beginning to slow
as autumns arrives. Cutting is currently when needed at 15mm,
with semi rough and rough also being cut less often.
Work on Verti-draining all our fairways has now begun with
the 3/4 “ tines fitted with a 5% heave and a 8” depth. This
will then relieve all the sand compaction built up in the
spring/ summer months period.
Slit tining will be ongoing through out the full winter period
as the weather allows.
Jim Birkett
HEAD GREENKEEPER
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