Finally a respite from the poor weather, over the week of rain we had just short of 300mm or a foot in the old money. This being considered, the course as of today is in very good shape. The entire course has been cut, and in some cases, several times, all of the bunkers are in play and there is very little water laying around.

The committee decided to allow motorised carts on the course on Wednesday, and I can say it was quite a success, there was not damage and very little in the way of wheel marks anywhere. This weekend carts are allowed through the course, but hopefully everybody will still use common sense and stay away from any wet or boggy areas.

Those of you that played last weekend and Wednesday will also be happy to know the greens are back to a more decent speed this week. The growth of the grass plays a very big part in green speed, normally we will take 1-2 catcher loads of grass off the 18 holes, last week at its peak we were taking 9-10 catchers loads. As you can imagine, this will slow the greens dramatically. As of Friday, we are back very close to where we want to be.

Good Golfing,

Stewart Poole