This week we have made a start to rebuilding and extending the 11th medal tee on the Balcomie course

 We are replacing the top 8" of sandy soil on the tee to make it a little richer in soil to help improve the playing surfaces in the droughts as this tee has always struggled in these conditions

 bunker right of the 1st green on the Balcomie course has been rebuilt

 the 9th fairway bunker on the Balcomie course has been rebuilt

 All fairways on the Balcomie course have been sprayed with iron to help harden the grass plant through the winter months, also the 2nd fairway had an application of fert/seaweed as it has struggled through the summer drought, plus this will help the new seed that we put down

 front green-side bunker on hole 7 of the Craighead course is being rebuilt

an operation we carry out each year on all the drainage areas that we have completed in the last 6 years or so on the Craighead course is to disc aerate these areas to 5" to open up the surfaces going into the winter months to connect the surface profile to the drainage to aid air and water movement

this year we applied a heavy sand top-dressing to help smooth the surfaces of these drainage areas before aerating, this should also help incorporate a little sand into the soil profile