Its been a busy week on the Course. The Greens have been sanded, Sprinklers weed-eated and gardens sprayed for weeds. Turf has also been laid over the major irrigation failure we had on … [Read more...]
6th November 2015
Members will have noticed during the week a large dirt pile at the entranceway garden by the chipping green this week. This was the water mainline that supplies the Clubhouse and toilets on the … [Read more...]
23rd October 2015
The Fairways received an insecticide application this week. This was applied during the night on Wednesday. It is very low in toxicity to Humans and is a great chemical to apply compared to some of … [Read more...]
16th October 2015
The focus this week has been on preparing the Course for the Quadrangular tournament this weekend. This wasn't helped by an untimely major Irrigation pipe blowout on Thursday morning which has now … [Read more...]
7 October 2015
I am on annual leave for the end of last week and this week so didn't post a report last week. We have had a few busy weeks with weed spraying tees , needle tine verti-draining, … [Read more...]
25th September 2015
Many of you will be pleased to know the long rough was sprayed this week. This will be monitored over the next month and any remedial spraying in the lusher areas will be done. We had a … [Read more...]
18th September 2015
With two staff off on annual leave leaving just two of us at work we have been mainly doing routine work around the Course. We did manage to get the Greens sanded and Tees fertilised … [Read more...]
11th September 2015
Firstly a big thank you to the Mens Committee for donating a new set of Aluminium Putting Cups for the Greens. The old ones had become worn resulting in the pins coming out in the … [Read more...]
4th September 2015
Sorry there was no post last week, We were very busy preparing the Course for the Total Golf Open and I forgot to file a post before I left on Friday. We have been transferring a large … [Read more...]
21st August 2015
It has basically been a week of routine maintenance on the Course. We have completed the irrigation repair in front of the 3rd green and replaced some of the broken irrigation valve … [Read more...]
14th August 2015
With the frosty mornings preventing us getting on the Course early in the morning we have been doing some work on the paths and Clubhouse driveway. The larger potholes that were developing over at the … [Read more...]
7 August 2015
More areas of rough ground and tree stumps have been mounded with a good soil mixture we have been excavating from the waste area on the left of the 7th hole. These areas will be sown with grass … [Read more...]
31st July 2015
Its been a great week for getting work done on the Course. The greens have been Needle Tine Verti-Drained and Sanded, Surrounds have been Solid Tine Verti-Drained and the Fairways have been sliced. … [Read more...]
24th July 2015
What a great week of weather at the Nelson Golf Club. The frosty mornings have meant we have had a lot of time in the sheds preparing the machinery for the upcoming growth season. We have also been … [Read more...]
3rd July 2015
Its been a busy week down here at the Golf Course. We have prepared a pad for the BBQ to be used on at the Wendy House. The greens have been double verti-cut, sanded and fertilised. As a result … [Read more...]
26th June 2015
What a cold week. At least we missed all the flooding and heavy snowfall around the rest of the Country and we do get stunning Winters days once the frost lifts. It is timely to remind the members … [Read more...]
19th June 2015
This week the 5th Waste area has had a fine layer of sand applied to the whole area. Last Autumn we sowed the base of the waste area with a blend of Fescue grass seed. This was an attempt to fix the … [Read more...]
11th June 2015
I have finally caught up with technology and have worked out how to sign into the new site. Thanks Allison. Congratulations to Harry and his team, I think the new site looks great and is a great … [Read more...]
Planning the winter program
Due to the wet weekend the greens didn't receive a verti- drain this week. We will more than likely do this next week now. The greens were however verti-cut and sanded. This will be the last … [Read more...]
Greens sanded, bunkers tidied up
The guys have been busy during my time off. The greens have been sanded, bunkers tidied up, 14th Tee prepared for sowing along with all the normal jobs to complete. On Monday we will be giving the … [Read more...]