There is a healthy recycling programme on going; all the grass clippings are composted and mixed with local sand and soil deposits which, after a period of time, are used in bunker renovation works.


A soil core taken on the green clearly showed no root breaks or black layering, with roots well down beyond 200mm.


Philip has seen a noticeable increase in leatherjackets in recent years, with occasional chafer problems in the rough.


Aeration on greens is limited to sarel


rolling on a regular basis in season, this is supplemented by annual micro hollow tining in September/October coupled with overseeding. Greens, tees and fairways are vertidrained on a three year rolling programme. This sounds low compared with modern practices but, due to the sandy soil not compacting as readily as some, is adequate for the site. Vertidraining is used primarily to provide ingress for water and promote deeper rooting. Root depth on greens is between 125 -200mm, with some going deeper. None of the greens have any primary or secondary drainage systems installed,


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and rely totally on the natural soil free draining capacity. A soil core taken on the green clearly showed no root breaks or black layering, with roots well down beyond 200mm. Clear evidence of the good management practices being undertaken. Fungicide treatments are rare. In fact, Philip has not sprayed for fusarium in the last 14 years, at either Ganton, or his previous Club, Royal Portrush. This is partly because of the grass species and partly due to the nature of the sites and the way they are managed. Philip has, and will use if required, an


iron or Bordeaux mixture as a preventative measure when weather


conditions make disease outbreaks more likely. Their main disease problem is fairy rings.


Philip has seen a noticeable increase in leatherjackets in recent years, with occasional chafer problems in the rough. He attributes this to the wetter, milder winters. Treatments have been gradually extended to include fairways due to the damage sustained if left untreated. Mowing heights are intended to


provide firm and fast surfaces without overstressing the finer grasses. Greens are kept at 4.5mm in summer and up to 6mm in winter. Last winter was very mild with no snow and very little frost, which enabled the greens to be maintained at


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