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The putting green
going by what I saw on my tour around the course, there are many years ahead of tree lifting. As you would imagine from a course that
is on the edge of ‘The Garden of Ireland’, wildlife is abundant. If you are up early enough, you will get the opportunity to see deer roaming around the course. They don’t do too much damage so Des is not particularly worried about them. Adding wildflower areas around out of play areas of the course is planned for the future. So, what about the preparation of the
course for the Curtis Cup? It may only be a three day event, but the preparations have been going on for years. Susan Simpson, Head of Golf Operations with the Ladies
Golfing Union (LGU), has been in consultation with Des regarding the course layout. She and the LGU team made their way over to Dun Laoghaire weeks before the match to go through mowing heights, rough management, sorting out pin positions and every other job imaginable in between. The LGU wanted the match to take place on a course playing 6,800 yards. For this reason, the tournament was played on the Upper and Middle courses. Fairways were mown at 10mm, whilst
greens were cut at 2.7mm. The green speed was to be no faster than 10.5 on the stimp. The rough was thickened to 65mm. It all paid off as the home side was victorious. Great praise for the condition and
Mechanic Brendan Sweeney at work
presentation of the course was given from both sides, but it didn’t stop there for Des and his team, as the task of cleaning up after the tournament was the next priority. It was a job well done for the Dun Laoghaire Club greenkeeping staff. Though it might be a relief to them that it is now all over, there was great pride and satisfaction in preparing for the tournament and showcasing to the world what a splendid course Dun Laoghaire Golf Club really is.
This article, written by Alan Mahon, has been reproduced from Greenside magazine, the official publication of the GCSAI
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