Well it was only 45mm of rain that fell but it is some of the most welcome rain I have seen here. A nice soaking rain that was just what we needed with very little run off. For the first time since I have been here I recorded a zero rainfall month during September. Indeed since July 20 we had received just 4.6mm of rain until last Sunday!! It did delay the start of the Front 9 West greens project but it didn't really bother anyone, particularly me!
A very productive week with 1W green being dug out and irrigation installed. The dig went well with mainly good material coming out that has been stockpiled for future use around the courses. A very similar profile to the back 9 greens with a gravel layer on top of a functional drainage system. The green has been extended about 4 metres to the left but the rest of the green has been taken out to the "existing well" of the old green. The excavated hole does look very big at the moment but that includes a one metre collar which will be planted with Santa ana which is the variety of couchgrass found on 4, 9 and 10 West fairways. I have been doing some trials on the Santa ana and it doesn't seem to throw out such aggressive runners as the common couchgrasses elsewhere which will hopefully help limit encroachment into the greens. A couple of other SE Qld courses are finding the same result. At this stage the green should be planted next Friday.
The sequence of the other greens being done is totally weather dependent as some of the areas on the West course can get and stay very wet making access for the trucks very difficult. We have got some heavy steel plates onsite for the duration and these are used to cover known irrigation mainlines and on kerbs and paths to prevent damage.
A very productive week with 1W green being dug out and irrigation installed. The dig went well with mainly good material coming out that has been stockpiled for future use around the courses. A very similar profile to the back 9 greens with a gravel layer on top of a functional drainage system. The green has been extended about 4 metres to the left but the rest of the green has been taken out to the "existing well" of the old green. The excavated hole does look very big at the moment but that includes a one metre collar which will be planted with Santa ana which is the variety of couchgrass found on 4, 9 and 10 West fairways. I have been doing some trials on the Santa ana and it doesn't seem to throw out such aggressive runners as the common couchgrasses elsewhere which will hopefully help limit encroachment into the greens. A couple of other SE Qld courses are finding the same result. At this stage the green should be planted next Friday.
The sequence of the other greens being done is totally weather dependent as some of the areas on the West course can get and stay very wet making access for the trucks very difficult. We have got some heavy steel plates onsite for the duration and these are used to cover known irrigation mainlines and on kerbs and paths to prevent damage.
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| Steel plates protecting the 6 inch irrigation main on 17R |
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| Road to 1W. |
And here is a video of the start of excavation at 1W.
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