Divots, mowing and blowing

Today the assistant greenkeepers were split into various teams to do the following:
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Team 1.  (4 men)
Fill fairway divots with a seed mix, with a bit of root-zone soil mix

Team 2. (3 men)
Mow the fairways in diagonal lines.
It is worth noting here that since the start of spring until now, the fairways have been cut along their length and following their contours. The result is that one side of the fairway is light and the other dark, so only two directions of cut. This method of mowing requires less turning and is a bit better for turf-wear in the wet conditions the course has been in lately.

Team 3. (2 men)
Remove the dew from the greens with a dew broom and tidy the bunkers where necessary

Team 4. (1 man)
Mow the rough areas with a rotary mower

-second half of the day-


Team 3 split

1 man to blow the clippings from the mown fairways
1 man to join Team 4. and assist with fairway-divot repair

Team 1.  (5 men)
Fill fairway divots with a seed mix, with a bit of root-zone soil mix

Team 4. (1 man)
Mow the rough areas with a rotary mower

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Note: According to the author's observations, the timing of some of these tasks could have been co-ordinated in a way that would achieve a better long-term result. This conclusion is made due to the following points

• Some fairways were mown after the divots had been repaired
• Most of the fairways were blown with a tractor-mounted blower after the divots had been repaired

It can be said that both the points above would result in the removal of some of the soil-seed mixture that has been used to fill divot holes. Perhaps a better option would be to blow the fairways only once they are mown and only then repair the divots.


The following structure is proposed:


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Team 1 & 3 combined (6 men)
Remove the dew from the greens with a dew broom and tidy the bunkers where necessary

Team 2. (3 men)
Mow the fairways in diagonal lines.
Team 4. (1 man)
Mow the rough areas with a rotary mower

-second quarter of the day-
1 man from team 1 & 3 to man the tractor-mounted blower and start cleaning the the clippings from the fairways

-second half of the day-
Team 1 & 3 carry on as is

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It is possible that it was not foreseen that there would be so many clippings left on the fairway, even with the grass-boxes on. Looks like the previous work done on the fairways has really increased the growth-rate of the turf. Job well done then.