This week we have managed to get another top-dressing of sand on the Craighead course greens, this has been tough with all the showers we have been having the last few weeks

 this will help in improving our surfaces making them smoother, firmer and quicker

 Greens being rubbed in once the sand has dried

 We have been carrying out a lot of brushing before cutting on our surrounds over both courses, this is to help brush up the grass to achieve a better cut and lift the lateral growth

 We have had to fix apart of the wall between holes 17 on the Balcomie course and 10th on the Craighead course

 In any adverse weather, we have been keeping up with machine maintenance and the tidiness of the sheds

 Recently we have had issues with Seagulls feathers and droppings on certain greens and surrounds etc

We have heavily top-dressed the new drainage lines on the 2nd fairway on the Craighead course, this will continue to smooth off the surface plus build up a sand layer

 We have been really busy the last couple of weeks preparing the courses for the Scottish Boys & Girls under 14's Open championship

Our sprayer passed it's annual safety and operation tests

 The growth has not stopped this year with it being so wet the last 2 months, so it's been full cutting of all areas to try to keep up

 We have had to spray a selective herbicide at half-rate on the Balcomie greens and surrounds to help control a weed called pearlwort

 holes 5 & 6 of the Balcomie course

 holes 15,17 & 18 of the Balcomie course

 Clubhouse and Balcomie course 14th tee

 Our 7th medal tee on the Balcomie course has struggled this year, so we have been carrying out more seeding/divoting/fertilising and top-dressing to improve the surface

 weak tees on the Craighead course have had a 2nd application of fertiliser this season to help aid recovery from all the play

 We have made a couple of new signs to continue the theme of the use of Railway sleepers over both the courses