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The course construction means that the level of precision required with nutrient inputs and disease pressure, leaching etc. is greater


change) have defi nitely aff ected us. Warming weather patterns and more fl ooding make managing a golf course more diffi cult year upon year, but I think a big part of being a greenkeeper is how you learn to adapt to new circumstances. More recently, my plans seem to be focused solely upon water management in the autumn/winter due to fl ash fl ooding; all with the goal to increase or at least fl atline the length of the playing season, by improving our drainage system.


We try to start and fi nish projects earlier in the year, almost knowing the rain will hamper our progress if we start them too late; not always an easy thing to achieve when the playing season is still upon us! In summer, it is becoming more and more all about moisture too because of increased long persistent hot and dry spells! So, we are focusing on better and more eff ective irrigation practices and patterns. This is becoming one of the key areas for me,


ensuring we move forward with the times and adapt to the ever-changing regulations. We have a Bailoy irrigation system to the greens and tees, with mainly Toro heads on the greens.


In 2020, we completed around 500m of drainage across three holes and created some new walkways, as well as many other projects including; the relevelling and turfi ng of 800sqm across fi ve tees, moving irrigation on two of the newly laid tees, a new pond,


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