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Lets re re-wind back to the week of the Ricoh Women's British Open. The days in the lead up to the tournament week were very hot, so hot we were out hand watering the greens in the morning and at night.
With no course closure the week before the tournament, all the guys were in on the Sunday afternoon/evening.
The whole course was cut and we continued the same cutting pattern over the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and right through the tournament days.
Tournament tee's handcut Toro 1600's
Other tee's cut with Toro 3250's one direction
Fairways cut with direction of play
Approaches/surrounds cut with 3250's again cut one direction with play
Greens cut with Flex 21's and rolled with Smithco rollers
Each night and morning fairways were divotted and any divots removed.
You could n't really ask for any better weather until the Thursday morning, a little bit foggy when all the guys arrived to start at 4.30am.
It soon lifted when the sun decided to show through, just in time for the opening shot.
No real problems through the event, just one TV buggy in the burn!!
A great effort again by all staff from all three courses.
Also a Thank You to helpers for the week
Gavin and Joe from St Andrews.
After all that nice weather, last week it was back to the weather we all know and love RAIN!!,
and it was torrential. So far this month we have had 11 days of rain at a total of 139.6mm
A lot of bunkers flooded as well as fairways. We even had to close the course one day.
Coring took place on heavy trafficked areas and where stands were, they were then seeded and top-dressed.
Bailing out bunkers and squeegeing wet fairway areas were the main jobs.
On to this week, overseeding the greens.
We made a start on Monday using the pedestrian Toro 648 Procore with a solid 1/2" tine. Once opened up Fescue seed was spread along with seaweed and ceramic dust. Green rolled(to stop rutting) then top-dressed with sand, brushed in then drag matted in and then rolled again.
1,2,3,5,7,8,12,13,16,17 +18 greens all seeded on the Monday and the rest finished on Tuesday before the rain. Good going.
Other jobs on this week are trying to dry the wet bunkers out by adding more sand.
