Course will remain on Winter greens for Sunday 10th Feb

Saturday 9th February 2019

Although it was a sunny day with reasonable temperatures today, we have inspected a couple of the summer greens and at 3pm we were only getting just over 2inches with the probe before striking frozen ground.

We appreciate that everyone wants onto the summer greens again, but by delaying this for a few more days until the ground temperature rises will prevent issues come spring when the season starts. 

The greatest damage occurs to the turf when the top layer of soil thaws while a frozen layer remains deeper in the soil. The thawed layer will be saturated with water and becomes spongy. Walking on turf with this condition will cause foot printing and can cause the surface of the green to become uneven. Severe turf damage can result from shearing off the roots as the turf moves above the frozen layer. This damage in areas around where the hole is located on these days will appear as weaker turf later in the year. If the plant crown, or growing point of the plant, is compromised, damage will be more severe and recovery could take months

The above explains the reasoning behind this decision and we thank you for your patience and understanding.

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