Water, water and more water

 It looks like this dry spell is here for a while longer, which means we have been out hand watering greens and tees most days plus the automatic irrigation system on at nights

 The far end on the Balcomie course is really struggling for water as it's the further part of the course away from the pump house so water pressure is lower due to the distance plus with the system being old it will have small leaks in the pipelines

 With both courses fully booked this week with visitors due to the Open being at Carnoustie Links we have been starting at 4am to allow the staff to complete their tasks to keep ahead of play

 Courses really burnt out, so playing fast and firm

 With the reduction on cutting it has allowed us to catch up on divoting landing areas and small jobs that we struggle to get to at this time of year

 I was very lucky to get picked to go on a trip to Chicago to see the TPC John Deere run Classic course and play in the Pro am, it was great to see what is involved behind the scenes to run such an event and what goes into preparing the course in their climate

 We also got shown round the world John Deere headquarters