The course is in top shape for the club champs starting this weekend. The greens were dusted (light top dress) again on Monday to help smooth the surface and are now being cut at 3 mm which is the normal growing season height of cut. We have also been grooming the greens over the past couple of weeks to thin the grass and smooth the surface. Groomers are vertical blades that are mounted on the front of the greens mower just ahead of the cutting reels and slice into the grass canopy standing the grass up allowing more grass to be taken off the greens. The greens will be double cut on both Saturday and Sunday morning prior to play and should be slightly quicker and rolling more smoothly than in previous weeks.
All other shortly mown areas such as fairways, tees and collars and aprons of greens are being mown twice per week and have come up well after the renovations. The growth on the front 9 fairways is excellent and these have responded well after the renovation.
With the recent strong winds we have lost a number of trees and branches. Staff and volunteers have been working to clean up a lot of this and lets hope that the winds drop soon so we don't lose too many more trees.
Good luck to everyone playing over the next 2 weeks.
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