Wednesday 13 May 2015

Ladies week

Wednesday and Thursday this week has ladies open day and ladies at home day. These are usually very busy competitions as Malton and Norton seems to be very popular for any of the open days throughout the year. 
Before Wednesday we needed to top dress the greens and micro tine to complete our spring maintenance. Fortunately the weather was ideal with windy warm and dry conditions followed by the isolated shower. 
We used 8 mm tines down to a depth of 100 mm. This is just to open up the surface and creates better rooting. It also insures play is not disrupted as there is very little surface disruption. After a couple of days recovery is complete. With a busy calendar of fixtures this is the only time that we are able to complete the work. Followed the tining we rolled the greens and matted to ensure that the sand is worked into the surface and holes are closed up. 
Other jobs has been to get on top of cutting of semi rough intermediate rough tees surrounds approaches and fairways. As the temperature has risen grass growth is a lot stronger than it was last week. The intermediate rough especially is becoming a thicker. In preparation for the ladies days, we have cut everything and the course is looking great. 
Let's hope this weather continues. 

About Me

Im the Head Greenkeeper at Malton and Norton Golf Club. I began my greenkeeping career at Malton and Norton Golf Club straight from school as an Assistant Greenkeeper. Wanting to climb the greenkeeping ladder I gained my NVQ level 2 and 3 at Askham Bryan College. I continued with my education gaining a HNC in golf course management and took the position of Deputy Head Greenkeeper at Malton and Norton Golf Club in 2005.In 2008 I was promoted to the position of Head Greenkeeper, leading a team of 6 hard working and dedicated Greenkeepers. Our aim is to continue to improve the condition of the course year on year maintaining our high reputation within the area.