At our club AGM this evening plans were announced to improve the drainage on our most boggy fairways. The work will be carried out during the Summer. That should guarantee that next Winter will be totally dry! :mmm:
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How is your course standing up to the weather?
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Crow
Crow Person
I'd be pretty miffed if they were doing drainage work during the summer!
Surely the end of the season is the time for that?
I understand the work has to be done when the ground is reasonably dry. It will take about 5 days per fairway, during which time the hole will be reduced in length to a short par 3. A lot of similar work was done at my previous club and I don't remember it being that disruptive.
Mastercracker
Assistant Pro
Closed again.
Wilson
Head Pro
Still open, but some puddles on fairways, and standing water on one green, holding up well IMO.
davidy233
Tour Rookie
Dry - heading towards fast and firm - no real rain for over a week
i was at Prestwick Airport yesterday and looking over which ever course backs onto the railway station looked very wet, with quite a few very large puddles in view.
don't know if it was One of then Troon courses or Prestwick itself?????
don't know if it was One of then Troon courses or Prestwick itself?????
We did drainage works on our 12th and 13th, and across to the 15th and 16th which were problem areas. It was done during the season last year but has already grown back fully for this year and the difference it has made has proved it to be worth the hassle. We only lost one hole at a time and only for a week or so each although there were some drop zones introduced to allow the grass to grow back.
davidy233
Tour Rookie
Monifieth Links announced this morning that mats are no longer needed for either course and they are doing £15 per round green fees for next few weeks if any of you are missing golf because of boggy courses
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Just the front 9 open today.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Played today and it was gorgeous, the greens looked and run beautiful and are picking up pace and flippin left to right, right to left movement is making winter 2 putts into summer three putts.
Notts alliance or whoever played yesterday and apparantly said the course and greens were unbelievable. Al tell you what is unbelievable, the amount of divots the scruffy lazy sods never replaced and don't even get me started on the pitch marks on the green.
they were not there when we played Tuesday and them Ming mongs are the only people that have played in between.
The sausage doins were excellent in the clubhouse as well 😁
Notts alliance or whoever played yesterday and apparantly said the course and greens were unbelievable. Al tell you what is unbelievable, the amount of divots the scruffy lazy sods never replaced and don't even get me started on the pitch marks on the green.
they were not there when we played Tuesday and them Ming mongs are the only people that have played in between.
The sausage doins were excellent in the clubhouse as well 😁
Capella
Journeyman Pro
Ours just closed down again due to heavy snowfall. :angry:
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Closed
ChrisB0210
Assistant Pro
Rang at lunchtime today. Course closed until further notice due to snow, tomorrow's comp postponed. Looks like range practice tomorrow instead. 😐
Well we were closed first thing this morning on our message line and the Captains comp at 12.30 duly cancelled, phone calls ensued to specific officials and now the course is back open for the comp only!
I think there will be some in depth discussions going on following this as some decisions have obviously been overridden
Requesting, not enforcing carry only so its going be wet, wet, wet underfoot me thinks!
I think there will be some in depth discussions going on following this as some decisions have obviously been overridden
Requesting, not enforcing carry only so its going be wet, wet, wet underfoot me thinks!
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
my club is open ,but i am looking to move clubs when im fit enough to play again ,the club im looking at joining is yet again closed due to the frost ,it has only been open about two days this year so far ,im beginning to think another look at where to jouin is on the cards as the first sign of a frost they close the course.
chellie
Tour Winner
Closed since yesterday at ours. Quantity of rain in week was ridiculous plus snow sleet and hail. Such a shame as the course was drying out so well. Must be driving greenkeepers mad.
louise_a
Money List Winner
We were in pretty good nick on Monday but rain and snow since then has undone all the work of the previous works dry weather. Its very frustrating.
Qwerty
Tour Winner
The snow has cleared and its back open, not as wet as feared.
Junior
Tour Winner
Was due to play an open at Fleetwood with a couple of guys from LGC but it was cancelled yesterday. The snow / rain must have been brutal on the coast......No fear tho, LGC has 10 holes open so have managed to jump in the Texas scramble comp today.
