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reached 9mm in just three hours), the bunker had plenty of water in it, but the green was firm and dry. I then proceeded to walk back to the 1st green, reaching it around 3.05pm to find the bunker and green flooded.
Day 22 - The day started well until the dreaded rain appeared. All hauling stopped for an hour. After 17mm of rain on Sunday, things became a little sticky again. Trying to get the sub-base levels and drains into the 18th green took an age. But, with a little patience and a couple of haul route changes, things were back on track.
Overall progress was good; all teams back on site which saw the 10th green stripped of turf, the 1st green half stripped. The core-out of the 10th followed this, and the 11th green was completed to rootzone layer and a small amount started on the 14th.
The drainage on the 14th fairway seemed to be working, the hollow was dry and, on inspection, there was a small amount of water at the pipe end in the inspection chamber at the soakaway.
The tracking has increased and there will be some repair work to do, but nothing serious and it was expected. So far, we have come off pretty well with regards to damage.
Day 23 - The weather took a turn for the better today and good progress was made all round. The completion of the turf lift at the final green (1st) has now enabled the turfing crew to be able to concentrate on final preparation on the remaining greens and get the turf back on!
Today saw the light at the end of the tunnel with regards to greens construction. The shaper and dumper driver moved to the 1st green, this being the last green to construct out of the grand total of fourteen. There is more work to complete, but getting the greens completed and turf back on was always the primary target. This will leave the irrigation, drainage outfalls and soakaways, tees 11 and 15, and then snagging.
The 14th was completed today to rootzone layer and the rootzone halfway through on the 18th green. The drainage was almost completed on the 10th green.
Today was also the tour of works for the membership. A few members turned out and asked some really good questions. It’s always good to find out what they are interested in, and I think they enjoyed the morning.
Day 24 - The start to the day was awful; it was dry at 6.00am but, by 7.00am, it was lashing down and continued to do so for the next four hours. This brought a total of 8mm of rain in this period and completely stopped everything, apart from setting out the sprinkler spacings for the new irrigation rings for selected greens.
It was time to sit and wait. The weather was set to change at around 11.00am. Midday came and went. By 12.30pm, the sun was out and the wind was up. After giving it a little time, we inspected and changed a few haul routes and managed to get started.
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Day 20 - Re-shaping at the side of the 15th green to allow surface water run-off
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