555 Competition
Last Saturdays 5,5,5 competition was won by Lee Moores , Jamie Gillespie , Brian Dingwall & Gary Molyneaux with 94 points followed by Bob Taylor, Eddie Sheilds,Keith Mounsey & Tony Humphreys with 93 points and in 3rd Steve O'Donoghue , Dave Uden, Tony Galloway & Ian McCloy with 91 points.
There were six 2's worth £17.40 per team.
Ladies Stableford
The Ladies stableford on Tuesday over 15 holes was won by Div 1 Caroline Berry 28 points, Div 2 Pam Darch 29 points & Div 3 Sue Fowler 26 points.
With daylight hours being short at the moment there are a number of tee times being booked especially at the weekend for Winter League matches that no one is turning up for.
Please if you book a tee time and decide not to play will you please cancel it.
We had 4 tee times booked last Sunday with no one turning up.
Last Chance
With Christmas in mind this is the last weekend of free personalised printing on all Titleist or Srixon balls which you can order by contacting me or clicking on the two links within this newsletter.
For those of you who have placed order's already I have had the first orders through for you to collect whenever convenient.
New in the shop
New in the shop this week we have some Lynx carry bags arriving starting at £49.99 and some Waterproof Lynx carry bags at £99 which is at least £40 cheaper than other makes.
We also have good stocks of various GPS ranges starting at £99.
We have FootJoy, Galvin Green, Under Armour, Ashworth & Adidas clothing in with shirts from £20 and tops from £30.
Tour News
There was a lot going on in the world of golf last week with Brandon Stone winning in South Africa and Harold Varner winning in Australia where Paul Waring finished tied 45th.
It was also great to see Tiger back in action having had one of the highest birdie counts of the week but with the obvious rustiness having a lot of bogeys and the odd double bogey as well which is perfectly understandable after being out for 15 months.
Hopefully we will see him back in action soon.
BROMBOROUGH GOLF CLUB GREENS NEWSLETTER - WEEK COMMENCING 5TH DECEMBER 2016
Another week starts with frost!
We resorted to temporary greens once last year and already this winter the frost has forced us off the greens on several occasions. Why do we need to keep off the greens? I thought you might like to read what STRI say the damage we can cause if we do not protect our greens during frosty conditions. This is a piece they have sent to me this morning.
"When frozen, plant tissues are easily bruised by players' feet. Following a thaw, it is often possible to see brown footmarks for several weeks, particularly around hole sites. The greater the weight of play in hard frost, obviously the greater becomes the extent of this damage. Affected areas remain thin for long periods, altering the trueness of the putting surface, and are more susceptible to disease in spring. Long-term damage is caused when play takes place after a sudden thaw. In these conditions the top layer of thatch and soil becomes soft, whilst the underlying soil remains frozen. Root damage occurs from the shearing action as players' feet move the soft, unfrozen surface across the frozen sub-surface. This disrupts putting surfaces and creates weak areas that may not recover before the height of the competition season."
So, you see how important it is to move temporary greens during frosty conditions, we are ensuring the health of our greens for the spring and into summer. Having said that, I was approached last Thursday by one of our members who asked me why we were on temporary greens as "it wasn't frosty in Prenton" - well I'm sorry, but it was frosty in Bromborough!
What's on the agenda for this week?
- Leaf collection will be stepped up now the frost has gone
- Mats to be installed on the fourth tee for yellow & red courses
- Liquid fertiliser to all tees, par three tees - aeration & top-dressing
- Continue roto-raking bunkers
- 12th tee prepare area for turfing & move bin
- Lay turf to drainage channels and around area to right side of first green.
Note* the tree directly in front of the fourth tee will be felled on Wednesday to open up the green - the "gap" has closed to the point where only half of the green is visible as the trees have grown across.
The removal of this tree was recommended by Cheshire during their "slope rating" visit and also by Bob Taylor, STRI, Head of Ecology when he visited last year.
If you have a view on any aspect of the course, please let me know, preferably by email to: rod.backhouse@sky.com
Hoping for the continuation of the dry weather.
Best wishes,
Rod Backhouse
