1. With excessive shade the grass on the new tee will not root and survive play thereafter. In order to get grass to establish it is vital we must maximise natural light to the tee. An example of where this has not been managed properly is the 13th black tee. We are unable to use this tee as the light is so poor, we are unable to grow suitable grass in this area.
2. The roots of the silver birch have gone under the putting green and always cause quite a bit of damage to the green. The roots remove an incredible amount of moisture from the green and the area by the birches needs much more water than any area on the golf course to keep in good condition.
3. The tree work will imporve the quality of the 8th tee. The extra light this tee will get will massively improve the grass quality and improved air flow will keep the surfaces dry.
4. The quality of the putting green will imporve. The extra light and air flow will reduce the susceptability of the green to winter disease by keeping the surfaces dry. This is one of the greens on the course which is most affected by microdochium patch.
5. The silver birch trees also dropped leaf litter all winter on the putting surface. The removal of these trees will improve year round quality of the putting surface and save man hours blowing greens which could be utilised elsewhere on the golf course.
6. The addition of a new tee will provide a new and exciting challenge for our membership.
I have taken quite a few photographs of todays work and have included some of them below chronologically as the work was undertaken. I hope you enjoy looking at them, especially if you have not be able to be at the golf club today.
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