into my life for the previous six weeks, had run so successfully and smoothly.
Post tournament
BBC film crew filming the procession of Toro fairway mowers on the 13th fairway
mechanic following behind. Each operator has a tennis ball and, as well as monitoring their own operation, also monitor the operation of the machine in front. If any fault occurs with any of the machines, the tennis ball is thrown out ahead of the operator and all fairway mowers move around him. The mowers make their way around the course in one sweeping motion. It is the most photographed moment of the week.
The tournament was a great
experience for me and the best week of my life to date. It surprised me just how much time and effort is put in to prepare the course and ensure that the high standards are maintained throughout the week. I was also impressed with the planning, organisation and control for such a big event. Once the tournament was over, I remember feeling proud and relieved that the event, that had turned
Once the tournament is over, the course is still open for at least another month. It is a challenge to restore the areas where the stands were and all the footfall areas. The summer months give us a chance to do operations that we don’t normally get the opportunity to do during the golfing season, i.e. renovation and construction. Also, a lot of spraying, topdressing, water management and sod work. These were the months that I took most out of, learning and experience wise. The tasks that occupied most of my summer was what they call ‘Bent Set/Bent Check which is about water management on the greens. I would be scheduled to work ten days and then get four days off. During my ten days on, I would be scheduled, with another intern, to set the greens up with an adequate amount of hand watering. There is a fine line that you learn to understand. Too much water increases the chance of disease activity - too little and it could burn up. Each green is treated differently and decisions are based on the weather forecast, how the green reacted on the previous days and how the green was looking in the morning. The greens are probed for soil moisture, taking into consideration that some greens have sub-air cooling systems
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