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Robin Hood Golf Club’s Head Greenkeeper, Andy Wood, provides an update on the recent course work
en months on from writing my last article, and two years on from completing the drainage work on sixteen of the greens at Robin Hood, I can report they have improved beyond recognition.
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I talked about the drainage work carried out to the greens in detail in my last article in February; this is just an update on what has happened since then.
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The drainage lines on the greens took the first spring and summer to settle and disappear from view. This recovery was aided by the application of topdressing, with 800 tonnes of straight DA30 sand in the two years being applied. Rolling was another essential programme, along with the application of a good wetting agent to prevent the drainage lines drying out. A good topdressing budget was obviously essential, and this was taken into consideration when making a decision on what route we would take to achieve good surfaces at the club when I started back in March 2009.
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Over my first three years, taking us into March 2012, we will have put down over 1,100 tonnes of sand on the putting surfaces alone to assist us in making the greens playable throughout the year. This equates to a cost of £31,000 for the dressing alone, not to mention the labour, equipment and diesel being used to put out and drag in the material. The drainage work was
additional to this, costing between £2,000 and £4,500 depending on size, spacing and distance to nearest positive outlet.
300mm main carry drains were installed across the course the previous summer, to keep distances to positive outlets as short as possible.
The other essential element was support from the membership and continuous communication explaining how the work was, and still is, progressing. This has been through weekly/monthly reports, evening presentations and being approachable to answer questions out on the course. Without the support and patience from the membership, none of this work would have been possible.
Since the work has been completed, membership has increased dramatically, with over ninety new members, to a point that we achieved full membership during the summer; something the club hasn’t had for several years. This success has very much been down to the club driving forward with its course improvements; in particularly the greens renovation programme. Gone are the days, during my first summer, when I had to wait eleven days for three of the
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