Golf
To transition back to Bermuda in the spring, we monitor temperatures and start cultural practices to open and weaken the ryegrass
Early mornings on the course are a particular joy
We take daily readings of canopy and soil temperature, EC and VWC using a POGO turf probe, which is one of the best bits of kits I’ve bought. It also has inbuilt GPS which enables us to map our course, including checking our irrigation layout.” Recent projects have included the
rebuilding of the stream on the 8th hole, two new tees, and an extended green. We also narrowed and levelled a couple of fairways in preparation for the 2013 Turkish
Open. On top of that, we curbed a couple thousand metres of cart path and always have little landscape projects on the go. The main project last year was the installation of nine holes of floodlights which we project managed and supervised.” “And, over the last few year, we have
worked on four grass areas around our hotels, laying over 100,000 metres of turf!” “As a resort course, we need to keep on top of pests and diseases, so we regularly
scout for insects and have traps set up. We have a pre-emergent programme in place for weeds and run a preventative fungicide programme in the summer on the greens. We aim to apply the minimum amount of pesticides possible to enable us to reach our desired conditions. Summer weeds, especially Crabgrass and Goosegrass, are tough to control and require several pre- emergent applications but, for the last several years, touch wood, we have been
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