Still some cracking days going into October

We are starting to reduce cutting and turf ironing instead to help reduce stress the the greens and will be looking at putting our cutting heights up slightly going into October 

This week we have applied 0.5 tons of top-dressing sand to the Balcomie course greens to help smooth the surfaces off and reduce thatch levels, this process will be repeated in a couple of weeks time again 

Rubbing in of the top-dressing and changing the holes before play 

We have carried out more essential work to green 3 on the Balcomie course by mini-coring, clearing up, cutting then over seeding, brushing/switching in seed then 2 tons of top-dressing sand to help improve the surface

The holes are ideal for the new seed and sand 

All the seed was brushed/switched into the holes to try to get the best germination 

After the 2 tons of sand the green was brushed several ways to work the sand into the surface before irrigating to wash and fill all the holes above the seed 

The Balcomie course greens being sprayed with Seaweed 

The Craighead course greens have had their Autumn fertiliser applied to help strengthen them up going into the winter months 

In the Afternoons when it's dry we have made a start to cutting and collecting certain deep rough areas on the Craighead course to help thin the roughs out and make them more playable for the next season, this will be ongoing when weather and staffing permits 

Fairways 2 & 12 on the Balcomie course have had an application of liquid fertiliser to help them recover from the drought 

We are now re-instating our 1st winter tee on the Balcomie course where we had a temporary Portakabin for more office space 

Ready for final level checks before turfing 

Final rake then turfing started 

We have applied an Autumn feed to all our tees over both courses this week