Greens Sand Injection

Sand Injection  - Our consultant agronomist Mr Ian Craig from the Sports Turf Research Institute on a recent visit recommended that we implement graden sand injection operations on some of the greens on the bottom side of the course, particularly those with an high organic matter content.

By gradually reducing the amount of organic matter in these greens, will ultimately improve their performance and playability

This week we completed greens 12, 13 & 15. These greens were scarified to a depth of 20mm with 3mm diameter tine and at the same time injected with kiln dried sand.

Kiln dried sand being injected into the surface

Debris left behind

To help smooth and restore the putting surfaces, additional sand was applied with the top dresser before being rolled with the vibrating rollers.  During the next few weeks as recovery takes place and provided the surfaces are dry, we will continue to roll these greens daily to help promote smooth putting surfaces.

Additional sand being applied

A total of  5.5 tonnes of top dressing sand was applied to these three putting greens.