Golf
The team are extremely hot on presentation and we are starting to introduce ‘think like a golfer’ presentations to ensure the lads have the skills to understand what golfers want
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Fulwell are of a great standard and keeping on top of this is important, but this means we can continue to focus on presentation all over the golf course, with bunkers, strim lists, cleaning furniture etc., along with the ‘joyful’ continuous blowing in the autumn months to help golfers find their ball. The team are extremely hot on presentation and we are starting to introduce ‘think like a golfer’ presentations to ensure the lads have the skills to understand what golfers want to see and fulfil this.
What end of season and ongoing renovations do you undertake?
We renovate nearly all playing surfaces over the year. Greens have two renovation weeks, where I can close nine holes. We also have an additional small renovation week. The approaches are done at the same time as the greens. The tees are done twice a year. Fairways are cored and solid tined once a year. We sand the greens and approaches regular in the season; 5T/Ha every two weeks. During renovations, we use 60T on the greens and 40T on the approaches. We put 40T on during the tee renovation. We also put around 100T on the walkways and
stress areas over the year. This year, we have started a fairway trial, topdressing the 1st fairway with 10T every month to see if it improves compared to the others.
Obviously, the works must meet the budget, however the club realise the importance of renovations, but it does all come down to budget.
How have changing weather patterns affected what you do?
We can start renovations a lot earlier than previously, as there is much more growth early in the season, and recovery is a lot better. Increasing the sand in the profile is crucial for drainage and getting sand into the holes we make to act as channels is critical to keeping surfaces drier with increased rainfalls.
Do you take regular soil samples to ascertain what work is required?
I am always looking at the profile, to see how affective the work we are doing is. However, ‘official’ soil samples are every November, purely to see where we are at in comparison to last year.
How do you interact with your club members - for example, regular newsletters, notice board or course walks?
We have quarterly presentation evenings to explain what is going on out on the golf course. These work well and give the members a chance for questions and explanations. A board report also goes out monthly explaining what is going on. We have an operations committee which is the link between the members and the staff, we meet monthly and have at least three course walks a year. We also have two divot parties a year where members can come along and discuss the course; whether it is complaints, improvements or general feedback, this can be positive. In the past, the club has had greenkeeper open days which welcomed members to the compound to look around our working space and machinery, and this is something I would like to re-introduce.
Do you have any tips for better communication?
Honesty. I think that it is important to stay honest and upfront with committees, members and colleagues. This can be achieved with regular communication and
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