CAPEL GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

  Welcome to the final winter update installment, spring is fast approaching so lets get cracking –  As we head into the back end of winter, the course in general has held up well, certainly we have some wet areas and thin growth in various areas tee to green, this is an expected experience through the colder / wetter months of winter particularly in high wear areas and as always we are noting problem areas with the view of developing plans to address moving forward. Through Winter it is critically important cart uses observe directional signs, stay well clear of greens and wet areas and if possible drive further away from high traffic areas than otherwise would. The more cart users adhere to these simple requests, the higher chance of limiting adverse effects near greens and important turf areas while also reducing the requirements of putting ropes up and other barriers.   We have been forced to install more ropes to preserve and force variation to cart driving habits, specifi

Carrying on from where I left off last time and covering the winter period continues........  Speaking of winter cover, Poa (winter grass) loves this time of year as you will have noticed.   Winter Grass is such an adaptable weed to various conditions and far more adaptable than bent grass to cold, wet, sealed surface conditions which limits air and water movement into and through the soil profile that winter conditions provide, Bent Grass growth next to non existent at this time of year and with hundreds of different bio-types, some more susceptible to product applications that others   management of this weed in greens is extremely difficult.   Late autumn / Early winter when the Bent was still growing enough we did needle tine greens to improve air and water filtration further into winter than normally would expect, this worked a treat for the first half of winter. However as we move further past the mid point of winter, the cold conditions contract the soil sealing the su

 A little more time has elapsed than I anticipated since my last update ( a bit of an understatement) , I apologise for this, it is an area where regardless how pressed for time I am, I need to improve as I believe it is important to continue lines of communications from Course Maintenance to Members and the reason I first started this way back when!.   Given the time- frame I will surmise the past few months over a three installments and then I plan to commit to finding the time, somehow, to update at least monthly even if just a short snapshot.   Once again my apologies. So let’s get stuck into it Despite the slow growing winter period, the so called off season, ( do we actually have one anymore), has been very busy, We have held a number of our major events, not least the Pro-Am, Capel Cup, Ladies Invitational and a few Vet events, all requiring additional time and preparations to take the course to a standard befitting these events.   We received very positive feedback