New path at 6th tee.

A new path has been installed at the 6th ladies tee. The gold granite path looks great and will make access for both carts and buggies a lot smoother.

We had 8 days with no significant rain, I was able to cut fairways yesterday (except for 2,3 & 4 which are still too wet) We also got some spraying of the Kikuyu in the tees & collars on holes 2,3 & 4 done on Friday and Monday. It was dry enough yesterday to recommence transporting mulch to the gardens around the dam. Unfortunately today it is raining again, looks like we will get another 15 - 25mm. This has been a very long, wet winter. All my staff were saying this morning how much they were looking forward to the spring and some warmer weather to dry the place out. I think it is really stating to get to everyone.

July 30th 2010

Well so much for hoping for some dry weather. Another 45mm of rain this week, with more forecast tonight and tomorrow. The golf course is in poor condition,totally saturated, cant get any equipment out on the track so all programs are delayed. We did manage to finish the installation of the irrigation in the 7th fairway and install the root barrier along the 8th fairway this week, so at least that was something.We have started installing some drainage along the left of the 6th green and will be re turfing with rye grass sod some of the area around the green next week (weather permitting).

Hopefully the dry weather hangs around this week and we can get some things done. We will be working on the following jobs over the next few weeks -mulching around the dam, installing the irrigation in fairways on the 7th, 8th & 9th holes, finishing off applying the lime to the fairways, fertilizing the fairways, some small turfing jobs, installing some root barrier along the right of the 8th fairway and some drainage and turfing on the right of the 6th green.

This photo is of the left side of the 7th fairway where the irrigation line was trenched. We were always very suspicious of the tree roots presence and the effect they were having on the thin bare areas of rough along the fairway edges.

13TH Transfer Dam full.

29/6/10.

We have had to take a break from our fairway irrigation installation today as there is a bloked drain at the rear of 14 green we need thew excavator to repair. Hopefully this will only take a day to complete.

We are working our way around the course over the next week or 2 visiting all the gardens, removing weeds, trimming and mulching.

We will also be remulching paths reqiuring it, remulching the landscaped areas around the dam and undertaking an extensive planting program of selected areas around the dam as well as other gardens.