Well the cool morning frosts have certainly arrived. Great to know we are going to get such nice days after it lifts though. You will notice the pump has been in the pond next to the Clubhouse. … [Read more...]
27th May 2016
For some reason some of my recent posts have been lost in the process of me writing them and making it onto the website. Hopefully I have more luck this week. The Course certainly has been well … [Read more...]
13th May 2016
The Fairways will not be mown for a few weeks. They will get quite long and untidy but this will help with the new seed establishment. Most greens have been altered to increase the size … [Read more...]
6th May 2016
It has been great to see Derrick and his team have a great week of weather for the Festival of Golf. They have been so unlucky in the past with windy weather especially when they have played at Nelson … [Read more...]
29th April 2016
Its been great weather for golf since we sowed the fairways but we could really do with some gentle rain for a few days to promote germination of the seed. The seed will sit in the ground until we do … [Read more...]
15th April 2016
Its been a busy week with the PGA Trainees here for the first three days. I am now down to a staff of Dick and myself as Gerry is still recuperating from his hip operation and Sheldon is off on annual … [Read more...]
8th April 2016
Relatively quiet normal week at the Golf Club this week. Gerry is still off with his hip replacement after having a successful operation. He sees a specialist in a couple of weeks so you may see him … [Read more...]
1st April 2016
In a very positive development for the Club, the Fairway Seeding machine has arrived. The Seed has also arrived and a big thank you to all those who donated to the cause. The NGC Board has also … [Read more...]
18th March 2016
The Greens are recovering well from the recent Verti-Drain. The machine was set at the maximum depth and disturbance it san achieve and the greens held up to it well. They were sanded on Monday, … [Read more...]
4th March 2016
In preparation for next weeks major Verti-Draining, we double verti-cut and sanded the Greens on Monday. They will be Verti-Drained beginning on Monday and are usually back in reasonable condition … [Read more...]
26th February 2016
The Greens have been sanded and fertilized this week. They will been Verti-Drained with the large tines on March 7th and will take a little while to recover. The Greens Committee met … [Read more...]
19 February 2016
Sorry for no post last week. My computer had crashed and required work. Over the past few weeks we have removed the Virgillia tree from the 16th, needle-tined greens and completed quite a bit of … [Read more...]
5th February 2016
This week the Greens, Surrounds and Fairways have all been fertilised with a slow release fertiliser to see them through to the end of the growth season. The fertiliser on the Fairways is to promote … [Read more...]
29th January 2016
It has been a good month for the Course with 125mm of rain falling during the month. The rain has been well spaced out and hasn't been followed by much wind which has been pleasing. The … [Read more...]
22nd January 2016
I have been away on leave for the past week during which the Course had 55 mm of rain. I would happily go on leave more frequently if this was always the case. We have now had 101 mm of rain this … [Read more...]
24th December 2015
The Greens Staff wish all Members a very merry Christmas. I hope you all get a chance to get some golf in now that the horrible winds seem to have disappeared and we are now getting our usual Nelson … [Read more...]
18th December 2015
Hopefully I have sprayed the remaining weeds on the Course. It is always more obvious where they are later in the day than when I begin spraying at 6am as the flowers come out with the sun. Weeds are … [Read more...]
10th December 2015
Sorry about the lack of a post last week. We had a busy week especially after the sander decided to leak hydraulic oil on the 17th Green. There were many theories on what the black stuff was on the … [Read more...]
27th November 2015
The Greens have been successfully Verti-Drained and Verti-Cut 2 ways. This will be followed with a sanding as early as possible next week to help with the recovery. By mid next week the Greens should … [Read more...]
20th November 2015
The Greens,Tees and Surrounds have all had a solid fertiliser applied this week. This will help with the recovery on the Greens after they receive their second solid tine verti-drain next week. The … [Read more...]