Golf


the Ryder Cup.”


The maintenance regimes for all courses are carefully planned and monitored as Jamie explains:


“PGA Greens - Will be cut every day with a Toro 3250 mower at 3mm and rolled four times a week, we aim to get the greens stimping at 10.5. We brush and topdress once every two weeks. We apply turf tonics along with small amounts of nitrogen when required - usually every two weeks. We aim to hollow core greens two to three times per year to keep thatch levels to a minimum. We also tine the greens all year round, usually with 8mm tines to a depth of nine inches. Throughout the winter, we will be slitting and verti-draining every month. “PGA Tees - Will be cut three times per week at 10mm. Again we apply turf tonics and small amounts of nitrogen when required. We hollow core tees with a


12mm tine and topdress twice per year. We also verti-drain and slit through the winter months.


“PGA Fairways - Will be cut three times per week, along with the semi-rough. “The Derby maintenance regimes are very similar, the biggest difference is the cutting frequency is not as intense.” Jamie concludes: “At the end of the season 2013, we hollow cored and topdressed greens, approaches and tees on all three courses.”


In addition to the three courses, Jamie and his team also have responsibility for a driving range, a chipping green with three bunkers, and two putting greens at the academy… not to mention the three tennis courts, although Jamie assures me there is hardly any maintenance involved as they are a tarmaced surface. The servicing and machinery maintenance is all carried out in-house


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I have worked under some great course managers who I have learned a lot from, but the thing that inspired me the most was being involved in course preparation for the Ryder Cup


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