The annual course renovations are going well. The wet weather today will hold up the team briefly but only in relation to cleaning up the cores. Last Sunday the fairways were scarified which involves pulling out dead grass to stimulate new growth. Sam and his team then core the fairways, allow them to dry and rub them back in to the surface.<\/p>\n
The whole process should be finished by tomorrow afternoon (Thursday 10th<\/sup>\u00a0Sept). On Friday, the fairways will be cut, blown off and fertilised. Most fairways will play very well without the need to even prefer you lie. However, due to a few fairways that have shade issues, preferred lies will remain in play for another week or two. A big thank you to Sam and the green staff team for working some long hours, including split shifts, to ensure the process is completed as soon as possible.<\/p>\n 12th<\/sup>\u00a0Green Re-shaping<\/b><\/p>\n As reported in the latest Course Update, the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0green will be re-shaped in late September. This date has been brought forward by a week, which means 11A will be in play from Thursday 17th<\/sup>\u00a0September. The re-shaping of the 12th<\/sup>\u00a0green will only take a few days, however while this work is being done the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0hole will play from a slightly shorter tee. Once the green is finished and the turf is re-laid, the green should take around 8 weeks to recover and be back in play.<\/p>\n During this 8 week period the order of play will be as follows –<\/p>\n