The Balcomie course greens were sprayed with liquid fertiliser and a reduce rate of a selective herbicide due to a weed called pearwort, so this should check the pearwort and any daises that are emerging

 Also we carried out aeration work to the Balcomie course greens, PG's & short game area green by solid tining them to a depth of 150mm to help open up the surfaces which will help aid water etc into the profile during this very dry spell, we have only had 5.5mm of rain in the last 2 months

very little disturbance to the playing surfaces, once the greens are cut & rolled you will hardly see the holes

 The weaker tees on the Craighead course have been fertilised with a slow release fertiliser to help thicken up the sward for the season but without giving us a spurt in growth

 with the very dry spell continuing we have been irrigation every day to give the playing surfaces a little water

 The new Balcomie irrigation system is working really well and the water coverage on the surfaces is now so much better even in light winds

Any new turfed areas like bunkers that were built in the winter we have been putting out a sprinkler to help keep the turf alive which will allow these areas to knit in better

 Any small irrigation issues on the Craighead course has been fixed and upgraded to help improve this irrigation system to work more effectively and efficiently 

Ongoing cutting of all the main playing surfaces is going well but at a reduced frequency than normal  due to the reduced staffing levels and no play yet

 At last we have manged to get our driving range cut, this was not cut for 5 weeks due to staffing levels, you can see the growth we are getting

The tees over both courses are only being cut once a week instead of twice a week and you can see the growth we are getting just now, but can see the growth slowing down slightly with this drought we are in. please all stay staff and the courses are ready for play when we are allowed