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There’s quite a lot of air in the ground and just about the right amount of moisture. That will stop the tight


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conditions at the moment from causing any harm. It will stay healthy with those levels


and rolling throughout the spring and summer:


“There is no real shaving of the grass, due to the requirements of the bent. This is what you’re aiming for on an inland green - just a really good, smooth surface.”


“There was an irrigation system installed in 2007, and this year is the first time it’s been used in anger. The moisture is at 20.8%, which isn’t bad when the soil is 50% solid, 25% air and 25% water.” “There’s quite a lot of air in the ground and just about the right amount of moisture. That will stop the tight conditions at the moment from causing any harm. It will stay healthy with those levels.”


The bunkers looked especially pale. They are filled with a fine white sand which is a by-product of China-clay production: “There’s plenty of it,” he said.


“It comes up from Cornwall, which is the one expensive aspect. But, it works really well and the longevity is fantastic. The content of these bunkers is about three years old, and it has retained all of its drainage characteristics over that period.”


“The bunkers are lined. We try to keep a little bit of sand in the faces, so there is some rollback from a poor shot. In the middle, it is much deeper; around four- to-six inches.” All of the bunkers, 135 of them, have been rebuilt recently: “We were aiming to eliminate high faces from the overhangs, washdown problems so we don’t have to close and repair during rains.” We were still standing by the 18th green: “This bunker, for example, was divided into two smaller ones. They’re much easier to look after. No ride-on Sand Pro needed.” “And we did the same to all of the bunkers around this green. They’re in


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