CAPEL GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

Today brings to an end another busy but rewarding week presenting the course for the Capel Classic.  View from front 10th greens View behind 2nd green                                                                                                                                            ...

Ever wondered what we get up to in the last week before one of our major events ? Here's a look at this weeks work list. Some good planning meant all the bunker edges, sprays and other time consuming work were all complete last week, leaving just the conditioning of the course this week. Remembering we still need to do manual water shifts on the back 9. Monday   Start B9 water shifts plus hoses and checks x 4 day Move Holes / Markers Mow Greens Foliar Fert Greens Spot water Mow Tees and Aprons Backlapp Tees Mower Mow F9 Fwys WB back putter Bin Run Start Rough laps mow Water B9 Greens Tuesday Cont B9 water shifts plus hoses Mow Greens x 2 no lap Bunker Faces Bunker Rake Rough laps cont Backlapp / check H.O.C Fairway Mower Weed Front Entrance gardens remove agapanthus stalks Edge all path edges Whipper all wall ends, signs and banks Paint spare Hole Cups Water B9 Tees Wednesday Move Holes / Markers Mow Greens x 1 Lap Mow Tees / Aprons Mow B9 Fwys, top lawn and Practice tee / Fwy R...

This week we have managed to complete all our base maintenance and course preparations for the Capel Classic as planned. This has included fertilising Tees and Fairways, spoonfeeding the greens as discussed previously, bunker edges trimmed and edged, Mowers backlapped (sharpened) and also some post emergent control of crab grass in the greens on top of our normal maintenance practices and back 9 manual irrigation. Freshly Edged Bunker   I might have made a judgement error in spraying out the crab grass before the Classic with the crab grass now turning black as the chemical starts to work, leaving an unsightly appearance on some greens, but with the greens renovations the week after the classic I wanted to get on top of this weed before it goes to seed causing more dramas in future. A dying Crab grass In an effort to clean the appearance up we will be grooming the greens tomorrow, this time not so much for speed or to thin the Bent rather to thin the crab grass and "mask...