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If I need anything over a few hundred pounds, I run it past the greens


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convenor. The costs for the upkeep and servicing of the machinery and equipment also comes out of the budget


looking the best it can at all times, but there are always improvements that can be made,” said John.


Now that the club is free from lockdown and the golf clubs are swinging once again, John and his team work normal hours, including weekend shifts to keep the maintenance at the highest level. Whilst the budget for the overall maintenance of the course is controlled by the club committee,


John can put forward requests for the equipment or materials that he needs. “If I need anything over a few hundred pounds, I run it past the greens convenor,” said John. “The costs for the upkeep and servicing of the machinery and equipment also comes out of the budget. One of the team, Martin, carries out the basic work on the equipment but anything else is outsourced to local company Nesbitts.”


There are two distinctive soil profiles that dissect the course, influenced, of course, by the river and water features.


“The top part of the course would be a


drier, free draining soil but down below at the lower level the soil condition is heavier and not great,” said John. “Over the years, the greens and tees have been constructed using mostly soil, whilst others have been replaced with GOSTD 70:30.”


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