New irrigation system update

 The new irrigation system install for the Balcomie course is going really well and on schedule, with most of the 90mm mains line installed so far, the pipework comes in 100m lengths at at these points the pipework will be fusion welded to the next stretch of pipework 

 Very little disturbance after the mole plough has laid the pipe and cable to a depth of 600mm cover

 The new pump-house is nearing completion which will feed both courses irrigation systems

 Valve box being installed rear of the 12th green

 The new upgraded electric supply to the Pump-house is now installed which will also serve for the electric car charging points and future development of our driving range

 We have been out slit tining our Craighead course fairways again to 5" to relieve compaction and help surface drainage

 The 10th fairway bunker on the Balcomie course was rebuilt

 Adverse weather jobs has been to cut back/trim gorse at the rear of the 13th hole on the Balcomie course and along the roadside to the Greenkeeping shed at hole 11 on the Craighead course

 We have added new practise mats, ball trays and inserted new wood frame at our driving range tee as this was in need of tidying up and the existing mat surface is past it's best

Rebuilding of more bunkers this week in between the 1st fairway and the 14th green on the Balcomie course

 Both bunker rebuilt

One of the 8th fairway bunkers also rebuilt on the Balcomie course this week and in the background the install of the new irrigation system which is all on schedule

 The Balcomie greens are recovering well after the aeration work 3 weeks ago plus the extra top-dressing sand last week with signs of the seed germinating

 Our new shed extension is now completed, so we have now got a local Contractor on site to raise the banking rear of the 13th green on the Craighead course to help hide the shed ends from the course, then we will seed and plant this area out with gorse and broom

We have painted the internal walls of the new shed extension to help brighten it up to reduce using the lights

 The new irrigation tank and pump-house are in place now

Next week the new electric feed for the pump-house will be connected

 We have applied another 0.5 tons of sand per green to the Balcomie course greens to aid recovery and improve the surfaces

 then we dragged the sand into the profile then vibrate rolled

 We have now completed digging out all the old irrigation valves and boxes round the Balcomie course, ready for the new install

 We have started our rebuilding of bunkers plan for this winter, starting off with the 1st greenside bunker on the Balcomie course

 Work continues on the new electric cable trench for the new irrigation pump-house with a big help from a Jack hammer as hitting loads of rock and we need to get down to 600mm to lay sand before laying the new cable next week

 The shuttering is in place for the new irrigation tank and pump-house

 The bases being poured with concrete ready for the new tank and Pump-house to arrive and be built from next week, all on schedule

 We have made a start to painting the new shed walls before moving machinery in next week hopefully

Another task this week was to update and replace all our safety signage over both our courses and at our maintenance facility