What a difference a week makes.  This time last week we were busy trying to get water off the courses so play could proceed in the Championships and this week we are pumping water onto the courses due to the dryness.  Probably a nice problem to have given the rain we have been getting though.  The storms that blew through last night and early this morning were certainly spectacular light and noise shows but not much rain fell which again was a nice break.  We did get a little bit of hail in the storm around 6am this morning but not enough to do any damage.

A really busy play week with 8am 2 tee starts on the River course all week and they were very slow, particularly in the wind today.  It didn't afford us much time to get much work done on the River course except in the mornings before they teed off.  A course closure this afternoon on the River course finally gave us the chance to get out there for a few hours unhindered.

Speaking of the River course and it's THAT time again, yes greens renovation.  The greens are certainly healthier than last year when they were just about worn out from the amount of play we get.  The shaded greens are still a bit weaker and as usual won't get the same treatment as those with more light penetration.  That pretty much goes year round with all our programs differing slightly to cater for the shaded greens.  This years renovation will, as always, be dependent on the weather we get next week.  As I have said many times we get a better result with most processes in the dry, so here's hoping.  We will be endeavouring to get the greens scarified to -5mm, de-thatched to -3mm and hollow tine aerated with 9mm tines.  The greens will then get some fertiliser and then top dressed with a blended sand.

First load of blended sand arriving.