sunshine
Well-known member
Sounds like you have smart green keepers who are doing maintenance at the best time of year. They should fully recover by the end of the month and will be great for September and autumn.
What's the state of your greens currently?
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Sounds like you have smart green keepers who are doing maintenance at the best time of year. They should fully recover by the end of the month and will be great for September and autumn.
sunshine
Well-known member
my course about a week ago. Will be mint by the end of august
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
That’s impressive but he’s missed a bit in the middle
What course is it if you don’t mind me asking.?
What kind of rock is it?
rulefan
Tour Winner
Our greenkeeper has just issued their weekly newsletter explaining exactly why this is the optimum time to be working on the greens. In a few days we won't notice what little disturbance there might have been. Our greens have always been rated highly.
sunshine
Well-known member
Hadley Wood 11th green. The green side bunkers in the photo are being rebuilt, they won’t be back in play until spring.That’s impressive but he’s missed a bit in the middle
What course is it if you don’t mind me asking.?
What kind of rock is it?
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Try good considering 3 years ago pre me joining they lost 80% of them as feared complete replanting was needed. Fringes and approach aprons are also pretty good, a couple of earthy patches on 3 or 4 greens but good.
Fairways are taking a battering and the next two weeks being 26-30 every day will take its toll I think
Fairways are taking a battering and the next two weeks being 26-30 every day will take its toll I think
pendodave
Tour Rookie
I hope so, I'm visiting on the 28th Aug. Always look forward to it
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Where do you play ?
Robster59
Tour Rookie
I have to say ours are in excellent condition at the moment, fast and true. In the past they've been a bit fluffy but I've played in a couple of medals over the last 2 weeks and they've been spot-on.
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Ours are great.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Where do you play?
sunshine
Well-known member
Greens will be ok by 28 Aug - at least 90% recovered, hopefully 100%.
Although the course will play fine, it won't look very pretty: new bunkers on 11-16 will be GUR as well as a few green extensions.
Edited to add a photo of 17, the extension to the green will be a no play zone until next spring, but you will still play to the current green. It’s still a good hole, will be superb next season. You can also see how much the greens have recovered in a couple of weeks!
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Mel Smooth
Hacker
Willow Valley near Brighouse
Barking_Mad
Well-known member
Ours are pretty good although I did play at Cleckheaton last week and they were really nice. Like a green carpet you could go to sleep on 
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Ours atm are as good as I have seen this year.
Very quick but like concrete chipping is difficult.
Havnt needed a pitchmark repairer for months.
The rest is burnt out and hasn’t really recovered from the last heatwave.
Getting some very bad lies around the greens .
Need some rain badly.
Very quick but like concrete chipping is difficult.
Havnt needed a pitchmark repairer for months.
The rest is burnt out and hasn’t really recovered from the last heatwave.
Getting some very bad lies around the greens .
Need some rain badly.
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Interestingly Jamie has just got back from playing the Junior Open at Formby and said the greens were disappointing - although the course was mint.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Given the weather that we’re expecting ( heatwave) I can see Greenkeepers putting the mower blades up a few mm.
This protects the grass in severe heat.
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rulefan
Tour Winner
I think you meant mm.
Greens are normally cut at 3mm - 5mm.
rulefan
Tour Winner
Now back to 4mm
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
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