Both courses starting to dry up, watering greens & tees through the night when the wind is calmer and lower temperatures
greens being turf ironed before play
hand watering high spots on greens
18th green on the Balcomie course has had extra work completed on it to help improve the surface and reduce thatch levels - the green was double spiked and seeded
loads of holes for new seed
an application of 1 ton of top-dressing sand to cover the seed and fill in the holes and make the surfaces smooth again
surface slowly brushed to work the seed and sand into the holes, then the surface was slowly rolled, watered and fertilised
We have been out spot treating a weed called Pearwort on our greens
Irrigation repairs ongoing on the Craighead course before a busy spell for the systems
The Balcomie course fairways are having the grass clippings collected when cut to help reduce weed seeds back onto the surfaces
Our last built in-house recycling bin for the Balcomie course is in place along the path from the 14th green to the 15th tees, next winter we plan to complete the Craighead course bins
We have in a demo of a new flail mower for cutting and collecting our deep roughs going forward
Getting the courses prepared for the days play
All fairways and semi-roughs have been sprayed with a selective herbicide to help control daises etc over both courses
The Balcomie course greens receiving their Summer application of fertiliser
