Busy week at Hopwood.

Its been another busy week on the course as we've been getting stuck in to many jobs before the cold rain returned.
Our aeration work to the greens went really well, with soil conditions perfect for cracking and heaving the soil under the greens. We followed on with the micro-tiner and also rolled them to restore the surfaces and close the holes over. We then ran the hand mowers over them as well. This has been the most successful aeration treatment we have completed in the last 2 years.

We also applied a slow release organic fertiliser to try and move any available growth forward. But judging by the forecast for the week ahead, the won't be much warmth about to help us.

We've also carried out some re-profiling work on the corner of the 14th hole. This is to help  with visibility for the 2nd shot. It became obvious after we removed the trees, that the view was still restricted by mounds of earth. Now the mounds have been removed, golfers should be able to see thru to the green. The area will be seeded and should fill in very quickly.

The majority of the turfing jobs are completed. But next week, we will restore some path ends and turf over some of the drainage lines we have exposed. 

We've slit the fairways in preparation for the scarifying and sweeping we will carry out this week. We will also finish the application of Iron to the fairways and semi-rough.

Full steam ahead to the start of the season.