Technical New Air 2G2
The Abbotts finishers l-r: Steven Morris, David Gillen, Graeme Black (Foreman), Declan Coolahan, James Braithwaite and Kyle Carruthers
first and then green 2a if more turf was required. Fortunately this wasn’t the case.
We have harvested turf from our own greens for the same reason that we re-used the greens turf. Firstly, for better establishment as it was used to this environment, secondly to reduce the chance of nematode issues.
The remainder of the day was spent on preparing the 1st green and then turfing it. We knew that there was enough turf to complete this green without harvesting from the chipping green as all the original turf was still there. None had been removed to help fill other greens.
Day 32 - started wet under foot, making all construction difficult. The main target was to get the turfing completed on the back of the 1st green and the turf lifted from the 10th tee before the turfing crew went home for their well-deserved three day break.
This was achieved and allowed work to carry on with the construction and elevation of the 10th tee.
All greens are now constructed and turf back on - there are snagging areas around greens and small amounts of shaping to finish, but the main thing is that the turf is on and will start to root down.
The base was put in on the 10th tee and tracked and sealed to stop the clay from turning into a boggy mess. Work continued on the irrigation, with the completion of the 4th green, installing four Rainbird 750 series sprinklers around the green and two Rainbird 700 series sprinklers on the approaches of each green.
This was followed with the connection of the drain from the front of the 5th green to an open outlet in the bank to the right of the green. All open outlets will be fitted with a vermin grill to stop animals living in the drainage
system of the green.
Late in the day it was dry enough to look at importing the rootzone layer onto the 15th tee. A start was made on this. Good progress was made throughout the day.
During the day, we were visited by the President and Head Greenkeeper of Bristol and Clifton Golf Club. They asked to look at the construction of the greens. Unfortunately, I had to decline, telling them that all the construction was finished and turf back on all greens. They couldn’t believe that the project had been completed so quickly. They still came over to look, stating that it was an impressive job and something that they had been looking at for years and now needed to revisit.
To sum up the project, M J Abbott have carried out a wonderful job, I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. All the crews that I have worked with have been efficient, hardworking, tidy and conscientious in every aspect of the job. Graham Humphries, Steve Briggs and Mike Heath and all the M J Abbott staff have worked really hard on this project, making my task so much easier.
I couldn’t have project managed without the support of my Deputy Course Manager John Bachelor and the rest of the team (Mark Cox, Peter Baynton, Allan Smith and Tom Wright) who kept the course in great condition during a difficult period. I would also like to thank my General Manager, Victoria Rose, the Chairman, Ken Trowbridge, and the whole of the committee for all the work carried out to get this project off the ground and, of course, for their continued support. I should also like to thank the membership for voting to carry out such a large project.
Air is everything to anything that lives
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