Both courses are drying out in these drought conditions, we have concentrated on watering greens & tees to keep them alive
July has been fantastic weather
Setting the courses up for play
We have applied a wetting agent/seaweed to our 2nd & 12th fairways to aid recovery from the drought
Changing holes for the medal
With us going into level 0 we have taken the foam off the bottom of our pins, bunkers rakes, ball washers etc are all back out in play
Both our course drinking fountains are back open and we have painted the Craighead course one
We have gave green 13 on the Balcomie course some extra work by spiking, over seeding and heavy top-dressing to help improve the surface
loads of holes for the seed to germinate
We have top-dressed the Craighead course greens twice in July with 0.5tons per green per time to help dilute the thatch layer and improve the firmness on the surface
Then a gentle rub in then watered so not to interfere with play
It's that time of year when we start to cut & collect our deep roughs to help improve and thin these areas out
With being in a drought we have only been cutting our fairways ever 2nd week to help rest them
That's our electric car charging points in place in our driving range car park
