Greens Drainage continued

So as the second week has passed and we just enter the third week of the drainage works here's an update on our progress.
The undertaking of draining 6 green's in a 3 week period was always going to be a monumental task both in terms of the effort, skill & dedication required to complete the task. And it is a great pleasure for me to say the effort from the member's of the greenstaff & the contractor's from Profusion have helped make this project such a success.

After our initial delays in week 1 due to the bad weather we made considerable gains in week 2. Starting the second week we had begun work on the 12th & 14th green's. By the end of the week we had finished 3 greens and had trenches dug, piped & stoned on the 11th. This has been a great effort and lots of long hour's. But the dedication shown by the lads has been a credit to themselves & the golf club.

The process of works has seen the contractor's move ahead onto a green using lasers to determine the gradient and work out where to place the drains.
The next step in the process is to cut the turf to a 1 inch depth, then roll them up and number them so they can go back in the correct order. The contractor's then begin trenching and removing the spoil. As the works progress the pipe and stone is then added followed by the rootzone. The rootzone is then compacted every 100mm to prevent the drain lines sinking. This is an important part of the process as one of the overwhelming factors about the whole project is to be able to return the greens surface back to a playing surface. After the rootzone is levelled off the turf is then put back. This is a case of almost jigsaw like puzzles as the turfs are layed. Once the turf is layed back down it is then a process of rolling, top dressing & light feeding to get the turfs to knit in and be ready for play again.

So as we progress on with the works on the 18th green I'd like to thank all the members at the golf club for their patience whilst we carry out these work's and say a big thank you to the member's of the greenstaff team.

All these work's will only improve the surfaces at Muswell Hill Golf Club and that is something we are all committed to.

Thanks & enjoy your golf.