Killermont Course update!

It’s been another busy week for the guys on the course as we are now juggling all of our cutting routines with hand watering tees and other areas like practice greens without irrigation as the moisture levels have dropped of considerably. This work takes priority during dry spells so some of our outstanding workload list won’t be getting ticked off for this reason. 

We did however take the hit on course works on Thursday with 4 members of staff filling pot holes on the drive out to the field, it was long overdue. That was 34 hrs the course lost but it was required. 

Ricky also did a great job with the main welcome sign beside the 17th medal tee. 

It had been knocked over and damaged from a vehicle, he took it apart, restored it with a coat of varnish, great job!!

This weeks workload 

Greens single cut at 3.5mm 6 days this week with one rest day on Thursday. 

We are maintaining good consistency with greens speeds now with an average reading of 10.8 on the stimp meter since the week of stewart cup. 

Sprayed greens foliar application growth regulator to suppress the seed heads.

Greens sprayed bio stimulant for improved soil and root development. 

weed kill spray around clubhouse and all path ways around the course. We hand pulled most of the 7th path and sprayed to tough part. 

We are on top of all of our weekly cutting routines across all surfaces… 

Greens 6x

Tees 3x 

Approaches 3x

surrounds 2x 

fairways 2x

semi rough and practice ranges 1x 

flymowing bunker faces & 

various strimming 

cut the main lawns at rose cottage 

tee set up and seed divot 4x 

fairway landing zones seed divot 

holes change  3x this week after tomorrow’s Munro kerr set up. 

Full bunker rake Monday & Friday, touched up every other day, we are planning to redistribute sand levels from next week (very labour intensive) 

it will be noticed that we have begun to process of seed and rootzone dressing all imperfections on and off surrounds now that the temps are favourable, we should see all of these areas fill out moving into June, we will continue this process throughout the season working our way out from surrounds, to fairways and walk offs, fairway bunker surrounds and then out semi rough weak spots until we achieve full coverage across the course.