First of all apologies for the absence of the blog over the past few months. The Greens team has been pretty busy on the course as you can see but it’s our intention to publish a more regular blog on the website telling you what’s happening on the course.
Practice Area
Following a risk
assessment of the practice area some changes have been made to the practice
area on the grounds of health and safety. The practice area has now been
segmented into a number of smaller areas each with a defined purpose and these
are set out below:
Main Practice Area - when practising
from this area members must play from within the ropes hitting in the direction
of the distance markers.
Short game Area - to the left of
the practice area flags have been set at 30, 50 and 80 yards for you to tune up
your short game, all shots played must be confined to the area marked out by
the white stakes
Chipping Area – to the right of
the practice area a green has been prepared together with a bunker to allow
members to work on their skills in and around the green, all shots must be
played from within the blue staked area. Longer range chipping onto this green
is prohibited.
Teaching Bay – an area has been
segregated to allow the Pro and his assistant to give lessons in privacy and
members must not use this area unless accompanied by the Pro or his assistant.
Over Flow Area – when the main
practice area is busy there is an additional area located to the right of the
teaching bay which you can used however there are no ropes or stakes to define
where shots should be taken from so members must be careful when using this
area paying particular attention to members who are retrieving balls from within
the main area.
The following rules
must be adhered to when practising within this area:
Never hit balls to
towards the club house unless you are within the blue staked Chipping Area.
When going retrieve
balls members must walk on the outside of the white stakes.
When a member is retrieving
balls other members using the main area must refrain from hitting shots in the
interest of member safety.
We hope you enjoy
the practice area but please take care and remember to show consideration to
other members sharing the area.
New 5th Tee
Captain Frank playing
the new 5th tee on member and guest day.
The addition of the
new teeing area tee has made what was already a good hole in to a great hole!
2nd fairway split drain
We have a problem on
the second fairway with a drain that has split and if we try and repair it at
this time the hole would have to be closed for health and safety reasons while
remedial work was carried out. At this time of year when there are on-going competitions
it’s not feasible for the hole to be closed and so for the time being the
affected area has been marked with blue lines and declared GUR and will remain
like that until the completion of all the competitions for this season.
Your patience and
understanding during this time is much appreciated.
Ladies 18th Tee
The ladies tee on
the 18th has been completely re-laid and will be top dressed soon
with the intention being that it will be available for use in the Ladies club
championship.
Course Aesthetics – Ongoing
Maintenance
In addition to the
scheduled cutting and maintenance programme that is necessary over the ‘summer’
months we are working on improving the overall appearance of the course
especially areas that are bare, rocky or worn. Particular attention being given
to areas close to greens or tees to ensure these areas are playable and look
good. There is nothing worse than being faced with a bare or unkempt lie when
attempting a delicate pitch onto the green.
This will take some time to complete throughout the whole course but we believe it is something that our members consider important. We have prioritised certain areas such as the area around the 5th green and the zone in front of the Ladies 1st tee. We will continue to work on other areas that require remedial work with care being taken to ensure minimal impact to members playing the course.
It is attention to this sort of detail will be well received by members as this will improve the overall appearance of the golf course.
The larger areas needing repair will be dealt with during the 2015/16 winter programme.
This will take some time to complete throughout the whole course but we believe it is something that our members consider important. We have prioritised certain areas such as the area around the 5th green and the zone in front of the Ladies 1st tee. We will continue to work on other areas that require remedial work with care being taken to ensure minimal impact to members playing the course.
It is attention to this sort of detail will be well received by members as this will improve the overall appearance of the golf course.
The larger areas needing repair will be dealt with during the 2015/16 winter programme.
We wish you good
golf for the rest of the season.
Greens.
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