
Moortown Course Info
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Top 100 GB&I ranked course designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie, of Augusta and Cypress Point. MGC has hosted in excess of 50 major professional and amateur events
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Finally completed the new heathery scrape between holes 10 and 12 ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ itβs been a battle with drainage but pretty happy with the result


10th tee progressing well ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ final preparations before being turfed tomorrow


10th tee completed ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ good effort from the lads to turn it round in a week


Hand cutting the greens this morning followed by some light aeration and then the turf iron to smooth the surface ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Feeling a bit more Spring like this week. Taking the opportunity to hollow tine approaches and surrounds followed by topdressing later in the week ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Sanding the approaches and surrounds in the sunshine ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Winter projects now complete, all fine turf areas have been aerated and topdressed ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ just waiting for some warm weather now to get the season goingπ₯Ά


First proper hit of the season on the bunkers, edge, weed and re-distributing sand ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Full Summer course now in play ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ final job is renovating our Winter tees - hollow tine, seed, topdress and then a fertiliser for recovery


Flailing ditch banks over the next couple of weeks, followed up by regrading and digging out the spoil ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Early morning hand watering in full flow now, supplementing overnight irrigation on various βhotspotsβ ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Turning out to be an incredible Spring with no significant rainfall for several weeks. Monthly wetting agent and seaweed applied to our greens this morning followed up by a good soaking with the sprinklers ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Full team on the bunkers today, edging, weeding and sorting out sand levels ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Both Ladies and Menβs Scratch competitions today ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ Cut/roll and holes moved again. Itβs probably as hard as the course can possibly play with firm and fiery ground conditions and winds gusting over 30mph


This incredible Summer continues in West Yorkshire with another heatwave on its way. The fairways and non irrigated areas are so firm and fiery now ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Finally had a bit of rain yesterday so freshened things up a bit ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ still a huge deficit on non irrigated areas. Tried to get too close and scared this little fella offβ¦..

Ecology corner ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ 3 types of heather in flower on the course at the moment. Pic 1-Ling heather Pic 2-Cross leaved heather Pic 3-Bell heather


Flailing and re-grading our 5th ditch whilst the water level is at its lowest ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ


Maintenance week ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ starting with the tractor mounted scarifier on the greens


Day 2 greens maintenance ππππππππ ππππ πππB β³οΈ hollow tining greens, followed up with 40t of sand topdressing
