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We continue to focus on further upgrades to the playability of the 18- hole course, as well as its existing
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infrastructure, condition and presentation
from Horsham is another experienced greenkeeper who loves Slinfold. “Our service element is a high point here,” says Dan. “Different team members hold different interests and that’s what makes a successful and productive group.”
Busy months require a team top-up. “In summer, I bring in casual workers, who assist the team in the hectic growing season,” says Dan. “Two days a week, the gardener, Max Parker-Smith, does a great job keeping our flower beds blooming. The lavender and alums are so attractive and Max has successfully installed an automatic watering system for all clubhouse plants and flowers, to ensure we present the club to a high standard throughout the year.”
The main course opens 364 days a year.
“We do not typically utilise temporary greens but, in the winter, have the benefit of synthetic tees on all par 3 holes,” Dan notes. ” A volunteer force of seven marshals keeps the golfing traffic flowing.” Luke comes in: “We continue to focus on further upgrades to the playability of the 18-
hole course, as well as its existing infrastructure, condition and presentation.” Rollout of major pathway improvements is targeting the front nine holes of the main course “where the need is greatest” - the start of an extensive programme to boost playability, particularly during the harsher months.
These include refurbishing pathways linking greens and tees and new synthetic turf paths in certain areas. Annually, Dan books in two weeks’ maintenance work across the course, which will take in hollow tining of the main course to a three-inch depth, topdressing, overseeding and fertilising.
Its twenty-eight bunkers were designed to require minimal upkeep, but they can flood in winter, which they did last year - hardly surprising given the levels of precipitation across the country. With no sand traps, the Par 3 is free of such worries.
“Three times a week they receive a full
rake,” says Dan, “partly to smooth over the holes created by rabbits digging around.
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