Golf course progress-back on track!!

Back in August we had a council of war on the golf course and in particular the new holes out towards my mothers house. The discussion centered on the improvement of the drainage and what was required in both the short term and the long term. I was then sent away to see what funds we could release and it was decided that given both the cost and the time implications, not to mention the disruption we would have a big effort on the course in September.

Knowing the west highlands as I do I knew as September passed and promises were broken we were not being ignored or forgotten just waiting in line for our turn, so this week when the lorry finally appeared with its load of mechanical equipment it was no surprise that so the heavens opened and the rain started. In reality it has meant that we have put drains where the water is most prevalent, if more than budgeted for and at least we jknow they are all running in the right direction and well!

This time in a change to previous visits we have also engaged a rock breaker in order to remove some of the outcrops and open up the fairways and whilst in the short term it may look a bit chaotic I know that in the long run, firstly it will be easier to land the ball in an area of ease abut most importantly some of the casual water features will now drain away off the fairway! So now having broken out the rock and prepared the ditches it is time to start refilling them with gravel and pipes and then let god do his best to recover it over the winter. Fortunately the grass is still growing- in our gulf stream climate- and hopefully by Easter it will all be unseen just improved- or so Chay keeps promising!