2024 Working Bee – Friday September 27th
Members began arriving a little after 8.00am. It looked to be a good day and everyone was hopeful that we would complete the bulk of the list of works.
Scarifying the Greens
With Bob on the scarifier, Andrew picking up and Keith and Kev doing the final clean-up the first few greens went well. Soon it became obvious that extra bodies were needed and Ben and Scott got on the job with blowers to do the final clean sweep. The greens looked great, ready for Saturday’s 12-hole Ambrose event
Bob starts on the 6th, Andrew & Keith ready to go.
Ben gets the blower into action while Kev & Keith rake.
After a big day the master packs the scarifier away
Cleaning the Tee & Sponsorship Signage
Darlener and Jenny were on the job. Wipe down most of the signs with the odd one needing a bit of a scrub. Good to have the place looking professional.
Darlene & Jenny did a top job on the tee signage
Filling the Sand Bins
The old team, Ron and Freebie, got on with this one. Use the bulldog to fill the cushman then get the sand to the tees and into the bins. Great job then they spent a few hours on the rough mowers clearing up the front half of the course.
Sorry, no pics, cameraman messed it up.
Surrounds Sprinkler – 7th Green
Tony and Scott were on the job. The Sth and W sides of the 7th green often dry out badly during summer, the greens sprinklers just do not reach. A sprinkler in at the Sth edge of the mound was needed. Took quite a while to locate the pipe and when we did it was un unusual size, fittings needed to be adjusted but in the end all went well.
Pipe found (finally!), trench dug now to connect the fittings and sprinkler.
Fitting and pipe finally in place
Straightening and repainting the distance Markers
Shaun and Zac spent a few evenings doing this work as well as cleaning up the OOB markers on the 18th. The results were great, well done gents, Sorry no pics
Couch Cores
Mick and Craig did a top job digging up and moving cores of couch from one well covered fairway to one that needed additional couch. Once they had finished on the 7th and 16th fairways they used the extra sand and cores they had dug out to level off the Yellow 6th tee.
Mick & Craig put in the final core on the 7th fairway
Craig & Mick level off the Yellow 6th tee and add grass cores from the 16th and 7th fairways
Food for the Workers
Elaine, Jenny and Lorraine did a top job here. Some top scones and cakes as well as great salad rolls. Kev had organised the soft drinks and the odd mid-strength beers as well.
Lorraine, Elaine & Jenny had put on a great spread.
Lunch for all in the sun
Cleaning up the surrounds
Sevi covered every green cleaning up any scarifications that had been missed and cutting the surrounds
Sevi moved far too quickly for anyone to take a pic.
