They simply don’t have the available land to expand, so he and his team will continue to look at ways to make the course as challenging as possible within the available course layout
many 18 hole courses in the UK with a simple layout of workshops, office and mess room. Billy understands that the whole economy of the course is driven by the income that is generated from golfers. It is a fine balance between having the best facilities in the clubhouse and pro shop and investment on the course, as both make demands on the available funds.
Billy has six staff who, between them, have all the skills necessary to keep the course in the condition the members expect. With today’s golfing fraternity expecting all year round golf and the influences that television brings to bear, this is no mean feat.
The course is run by a Board of Management which represents the wishes of the club members. Billy reports to the Director of Golf and regularly attends meetings with him and other members of the board.
The club has a strategic business plan in place to meet the objectives of the members. The plan is made up of short, medium and long term objectives. Within the overall plan Billy has set his own targets for course management and development.
His short term targets are to increase the quality and frequency of grass cutting regimes, looking at different ways to present the course, changing heights of cut and changing the way grass is being managed. Billy says there is a hunger these days for making golf courses longer to accommodate modern golf. At Tyrrells Wood they simply don’t have the available land to expand so he and his team will continue to look at ways to make the course as challenging as possible within the available course layout. Greens are maintained at between 3.5mm in the summer and 5mm in the
winter and frequency of cut will depend on growth but, in general, greens are cut daily. Cutting time is around 2.5 hours for one man. Tees are maintained at 8mm in the summer and 8-10mm in the winter, mowing a minimum of three times per week. Using a Toro Triple, cutting time is between 2-3 hours for one man dependant on golf traffic. Fairways are maintained at 14mm in the summer and 16mm in the winter. They are mown five times a week. and take a full day to complete using a Toro 6500.
Collars are kept at 8mm all year round.
Semi rough is kept to 33mm and the Long grass areas are left to grow but get one single cut and collect in late November.
Billy has invested in a Bernhards Rapid Facer 1000 bottom blade front facer to ensure his mowing blades are
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