15th Green side Bunkers

The green side bunkers were completely re-built. These faces were first built when the green was moved in 2011. They have lasted well with the front and middle ones getting the ,most use. The middle bunker was altered slightly to remove the nose in the middle. We had issues with blown sand in this bunker when there was a south east and north west wind blowing. The angle on the face was softened slight;y to make play ability easier.

Rough thinning work

Work has started to further thin out the rough areas with the terra rake. We are going over all areas in two directions to rip out dead material from the base of the turf. This will be lifted and dumped in our recycling area. We will shortly go over these areas with the super 500 machine and then spray selected areas to eradicate rough grasses.

3rd Hole Silverburn

The existing bunker positioned below the green on the right side was filled in and re-turfed. This was a very difficult bunker to play from and offered little visually to the hole. A new bunker was dug out and positioned next to the green at the front right corner. Visually it looks much better than the previous one.

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.