Helensburgh Golf Club

Helensburgh

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GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY REPORT:  MAY 2021 Prepared by Course Manager, Robert Bacon   Weather Summary After a very cold and dry April we have wondered into a relatively mild and often wet May. The soil temperatures are on the rise and approaching the consistent double figures that we require to begin increasingly aggressive practices on our greens, designed to improve ball roll and green speed. 101mm of rain has fallen in May to date, often in sharp heavy bursts that result … [Read more...] about

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MONTHLY REPORT:  APRIL 2021 Prepared by Course Manager, Robert Bacon Weather Summary Well, what can I say about the weather, it has been great for golf and great to see so many members enjoying the golf course. From a course maintenance point of view, it is a slightly different story though. April has given us 13 consecutive days of sub-zero overnight temperatures. This is keeping the soil temperatures, which govern growth, extremely low. Our grass plants require 6oC … [Read more...] about

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MONTHLY REPORT:  MARCH 2021 Prepared by Course Manager, Robert Bacon Weather Summary Since the last report in mid-February not much has changed, weather wise. February finished with an average daily temperature of 4.6oC. March began dry with the 1st to the 7th recording 0mm of rainfall. We would pay for that with the 8th to the 16th recording 108mm. The 17th to today(23rd) has again recorded 0mm of rainfall with a couple of days also reaching 15+oC Course … [Read more...] about

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GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY REPORT:  JANUARY 2021 Prepared by Course Manager, Robert Bacon Weather Summary Since the beginning of the festive period, we have been subjected to sub zero temperatures with -8c being the lowest recorded temperature. Periodic rainfall amongst these temperatures has seen large patches of ice forming on temporary greens as well as other areas of the course. Course Status The course has been closed on multiple occasions … [Read more...] about

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June / July

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GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY REPORT – July 2020 Prepared by, Course Manager, Robert Bacon Weather Stats Overall, the weather has been generally pretty good although it has turned wetter and cooler through the end of June into July. Rainfall to date for 2020 stands at 1.1metres (0.7m for the same period in 2019). January to March this year was as wet as I can remember, a very difficult lead up to the start of our season. Little did we know what was to … [Read more...] about June / July

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GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY REPORT:  FEBRUARY 2021 Prepared by Course Manager, Robert Bacon Weather Summary Since the last report in mid-January not much has changed, weather wise. January finished with an average daily temperature of 2.6oC almost 4oC lower than January 2020 (6.4oC). As we moved into February, we were lucky enough to avoid the large deposits of snow seen throughout the central belt and beyond. Course Status The snowfall we did receive was still enough to see the course … [Read more...] about

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GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY REPORT – April 2020 Prepared by, Course Manager, Robert Bacon Well well well……where to begin…. This is a truly challenging time for us all… Weather Data For a change I would love to tell you all that the weather has been terrible…. Unfortunately/Fortunately that has not been the case, there has barely been a cloud in the sky since we closed. 31mm of rain in total has fallen in the last month half of that in the last … [Read more...] about

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Get Into Golf

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GET INTO GOLF For those new to the game and looking to GET INTO GOLF we introduce you to the following offer which includes Professional Tuition, Rounds of Golf and Trial Membership which will be discounted off your full membership if you join within the same golfing season.. For further information and T&C's please enquire below.  … [Read more...] about Get Into Golf

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GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY REPORT – February 2020 Prepared by, Course Manager, Robert Bacon Our progress this winter has often been hampered by the weather, however we have made improvements throughout the course that we feel will enhance your experience of playing your course over the months ahead. Weather Data 1.5m (around our yearly average) of rain has fallen on our course in the last 6 months. To say this has been challenging would be an … [Read more...] about

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