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problem and not the greens themselves.” “Our 8th green suffers from shade
The new par 4 prior to construction and modelling “ 30 I PC APRIL/MAY 2014
Presentation ranks very highly with us. I like to think that we try to make the course look and play as good as we can, whether it be Ladies Day or a Friday afternoon roll up
throughout the winter due to having a very large tree at the back of it, but this will be one of the greens that will go when the new ones are brought into play. We feel we’d prefer to leave the tree as it is, rather than remove any limbs that won’t pose a problem in the future.” The building of the two new golf holes is the biggest project Simon has ever been involved in. “These holes are required because new houses will be built on land that currently plays host to holes 8 and 11. The STRI designed the holes and gave us the specifications that were required, but everything was done in-house, with Richard Mann Construction providing plant and excavator drivers. When they came to the site to view it, they had never had any experience of constructing golf holes, but they have turned out superb. The holes comprise a 234 yard par 3 with three bunkers and an uphill dogleg 348 yard par 4 with four bunkers. The whole construction took the summer of 2013 and, as soon as these new holes come into play in July, we will start constructing two more greens that are needed for the development. These course improvements are part of a master plan which will also provide a new state of the art clubhouse overlooking the sea and a number of houses for sale.” “At present, we are planting 5,000 new
trees on the two new holes. We applied weedkiller and rotavated the areas that were designated for the trees and, until last week [10th March], I thought that I had made a big mistake as the ground was so wet we couldn’t walk on it, let alone plant trees, but the weather gods have been kind and it has now dried out perfectly for planting.” “To get the new greens up and running in
A wet winter!
July will require topdressing throughout the spring. We also have to complete the bunkers. These have already been excavated and drains put in, but still require final preparations before the sand goes in.” Another project that Simon has overseen is
the building of a new maintenance facility. “Our old shed was a relic from World War II where, I believe, prisoners of war were kept. The new facility provides us with everything we need. We have a purpose built mess room, a seed and fertiliser store, an office and new shower and toilet facilities. One of the jobs that we had to undertake before construction was to move the water tank, which required Falmouth Fire Brigade to come and pump out the tank before a crane could lift it into position onto its new slab,” Simon explains. “Over the last couple of years, we have
The new par 4 green
removed about one hundred, low growing, palm like New Zealand flax plants that we had around the course. When these were planted, there was not a lot of money to spare and Keith blagged plants from members to help define fairways - and these were what he was given in abundance! When I arrived at Falmouth, I felt that they were not really what the golf course needed and planted more indigenous trees in place
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