Balcomie greens slowly recovering from their annual aeration work 

once the work was completed we applied a liquid fertiliser and seaweed to aid recovery on the greens 

nearly 3 weeks later and they are back to normal going into the winter period 

With the colder weather coming in we are now starting to reduce our cutting program on all areas and instead we have been brushing fairways to keep them neat and tidy plus help disperse worm casts 

We are looking at replacing our fairway yardage posts to discs on the Balcomie course as these look much neater and tidier, just like on the Craighead course 

Aeration work on the Craighead tees is still ongoing when weather and staffing permits, the coring and scarifying is to help rip out thatch, allow more air into the profile and improve surface drainage 

We have carried out light scarifying to the Craighead greens to continue to help reduce our thatch levels to help produce firmer playing surfaces 

minimal disturbance to the surfaces 

greens were then verti-cut and cut to clean the surfaces up before back in play 

it worked out about half a load of material taken out of each green which is great as once the work was completed there was no disturbance to the surfaces for play 

 Then the greens were sprayed with seaweed and a liquid fert to aid recovery from the scarifying