Happy new year.

Happy new year to you all although golf  has been impossible on the Links so far this year due to the incredibly high volumes of rainfall we have encountered going back to November really, we had 245 mm of rain then and a record breaking (by over a 100mm) 367mm in December.

All the drainage is working well,and we are pumping wherever there is no drainage to the nearest ditches, the problem we face is simply the high water table and unfortunately this will only lower when the rain subsides and a prolonged dry spell arrives, which apparently is promised!!

This is the picture from Boxing day and Friday again was very close to this.

 Pre all the rain the Links Team have been busy carrying on with the winter work programme as outlined in the previous blog with scrub work, matting on pathways and the revamping of the entrance and also building a whole new short game practice area,unfortunately i have computer issues and although i have about 10 pictures, none will download to here, anyway for many that will of seen it I am delighted with it and it will prove to be a great asset to the golfing facilities as well as improving the entrance and first impression even more, and here is the new entrance!

During the period of most of the golf course being unplayable the team have still been working hard on keeping the playing surfaces as dry as possible by carrying out 8mm aeration to all the greens that we are able to do.

The incredibly mild weather until now has seen very good fescue development with the higher height of cut,less traffic and mild weather having all helped in improving the development and maturity of the fescue.

Apologies for not being able to give you some more pictures etc due to my computer playing up but i hope to give you better news soon and an update on the winter programme etc.

Regards

Rhys Butler, Links Manager.