Chamoionship Tees

The championship tees at the 7th, 9th and 12th holes were stripped and re- levelled. This work has been carried out in preparation for the British Amateur in 2018.
The 9th tee was re-aligned slightly with the fairway landing area. These are now ready for new turf on Tuesday 24th January.

Fairway Verti-Draining Work

Verti-drain work started on the fairways following the sand dressing. The GXI 8 machine is very quick over the ground and we are pushing the tines into a depth of 200mm. This will carry the sand into the soil profile and improve surface drainage and firmness.

Fairway Top Dressing

Sand dressing was carried out on the fairways today. Between 7-9 ton was applied to each fairway. This was drag matted into the turf and with rain forecast this evening it will help wash it in.

New bunker at 14th hole on Silverburn Course

We are in the process of adding a new pot bunker to the left side of this green. It is a shallow splash bunker which will give the left side of the green some definition and stop balls running towards the out of bounds. There was originally a bunker further up the green on the left which was filled in many years ago.

5th green

Sand top dressing was applied to the newly laid turf to seal the joints. It was brushed in by hand then rolled with the turf Iron. Liquid seaweed was sprayed using the pedestrian sprayer which will encourage some root development and establishment.

5th Green Complete

Work on the 5th green is now complete. All green surrounds have been turfed and the fairway bunker has been completed to finish the project. The greens turf was rolled prior to a winter granule been applied which will encourage rooting and general plant health. The green complex and view from the fairway looks very good. The aim was to maintain the original shapes and approach to the green and this has been achieved with some subtle changes to the surrounds and  bunkers. The front left portion of the green has been flattened to give us scope for pin placement in this area that had been lost in the last few years. Martin Hawtree and Sol golf have done a very professional job throughout and have shown that it pays to get the best people available to carry out the changes to Balgownie. The green staff at RAGC have also done a tremendous job with the new bunkers and re-turfing work to the surrounds.

5th Green Progress

This week the remaining greens turf has been laid and the green approach has been finished. New fescue turf was laid on the green surrounds and a fescue/ rye turf was laid on the walk off area and path from the 6th tee.