Course Maintenance

Grass type:                          Seashore Paspalum (Sea Isle Supreme)
Current Mowing Heights:     Greens 4mm, Tees/Collars & Aprons 5mm, Fairways 10mm, Rough 50mm

August 2010 Royal Golf Club Biannual Course Renovation

In order to continually improve playing conditions at the Royal Golf Club we will be carrying out our second biannual golf course renovation this summer. Renovation of the golf course will include coring (punching ½ inch holes into the ground) and scarifying (removing thatch) followed by sand topdressing.

To minimise disruption to golfers, the Wee Monty academy course was renovated in mid July, allowing this course to recover before carrying out full renovation on the Montgomerie championship course in August.

On the Montgomerie championship course, renovations will be carried out as follows:

8th - 9th August - Renovation of all greens & tees

8th - 12th August - Renovation of front 9 fairways (golfers will be able to play back 9 holes twice)

15th - 18th August - Renovation of back 9 fairways at night after play to minimise disruption

Purpose of renovation:
Coring and scarifying our course is scheduled during peak growth in the summer to allow for fast recovery. We have scheduled renovation in August this year to allow for recovery before our busiest months (October and November). Coring is completed to remove thatch (old decaying plant material) and to de-compact the surface allowing oxygen and nutrients to replenish the root zone. Coring also draws sand back onto the surface which we combine with additional topdressing sand and rub back into the surface. This helps improve surface smoothness and playability. Finally, renovation allows us to promote plant heath, preventing disease and maintaining ideal growing conditions helping us provide you with an unrivalled golfing experience!

Recovery:
As we are moving into our peak growth period (August/September), recovery from the renovation will be rapid. We anticipate recovery will take approximately two weeks allowing us a further two weeks to prepare the courses prior to October play.

If you would like any further information about the forthcoming renovation programme, please do not hesitate to contact me on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mark Hooker

Director of Agronomy

To view a presentation reviewing our activities in 2009, please click here.

To view a presentation about our summer 2009 course modifications, please click here.

To view a presentation about our irrigation techniques, please click here