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Greenkeepers update December 2024
We get lots of questions about what is going on the course and it’s been a while since we updated people via the website so keep reading if you’d like to find out what work we are doing and plan to do for the the next few months.
Greens running as good as they ever have
The team have been working extra hard on the greens over the past year and alongside the new greensmower giving us a beautifully even cut, the results are some of the truest and quickest greens we have seen at Burstwick.
Course looking fantastic in the run up to Summer
After a very long and difficult winter our team has been working extremely hard on the course to get it looking as good as possible for the playing season.
A brand new Toro Triflex Greens Mower graces Burstwick
It’s that time again when we have been looking to upgrade some of our machinery for the golf course and this time it is the turn of arguably one of the most important pieces of kit we own - the greens mower.
Spring Greens maintenance has commenced this week
It is that time of year again when we begin our greens maintenance ready for the Summer. We often get asked what the reason behind this annual maintenance is and why it is so important, so here we’re going to explain a little more.
Follow our Greenkeeper's’ Instagram account for a sneak peak into their work!
Our greenkeepers work very hard throughout the year to present the course as well as they possibly can, but a massive amount of work goes unnoticed by the average golfer!
Course taking shape going into the busy season
The greens and rest of the course is starting to look the part ahead of a packed summer season!
Course looking good going into the Winter season
One week after scarification and four weeks after hollow coring, our greens are looking very healthy going into the winter season.
Summer Greens maintenance has started this week
It is that time of year again when we begin our greens maintenance for the end of Summer. We often get asked what the reason behind this annual maintenance is and why it is so important, so here we’re going to explain a little more.
Greens standing up well in the UK drought
We are in the middle of a record heat wave at the moment, seeing temperatures in the UK that are higher than have ever been recorded, and that means one thing for us - a very dry golf course!
Greens and course coming on nicely despite the dry spell
Rewind one year to April 2021 and it’s fair to say that our greens weren’t the best they’d ever been - in fact I’d go as far to say that they weren’t good at all, but right now in April 2022 we have seen massive progress in them - and golfers are noticing.
Greens recovering well after Spring maintenance
After spending the last two weeks working on the greens we’re very pleased to say that they have been recovering nicely and are already performing above expectations.