We are up to week 7 and are ahead of schedule at this point. The contractors will be finishing for christmas on Tuesday 20th December, with irrigation being completed on 6 holes. All piping, sprinklers and valve boxes are all complete in these 6 holes, with just 15th, 4th and 5th to finish. The weather has played a great part in being so far ahead at this point. unfortunately, the irrigation cannot carry any work untill Profusion have shaped more holes.

Profusion have shaped all the new bunkers on 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 13th, 14th and 16th and installed drainage to them. They still have a lot of work to do with liner, top-soil and turfing to carry out. The course will really start to take shape at the end of January when holes will start to be finished and contours of the bunkers will really be able to be seen.

Pathways are really looking good and am very pleased with their work this year. They will be laying mainly concrete this week and hope to get the 4th green to 5th tee finished. The paths that will have been finished with concrete by the end of this week are 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 14th and 15th.

The weather has really been on our side the past couple of weeks, which has meant great progress for irrigation and pathways.

Irrigation have completed instilation of all pipe work and sprinkler heads, into 4 holes. The ground conditions have been perfect for pulling pipe in, with very little mess being made. We are hoping to have only 3 holes left to install irrigation after christmas.

Pathways are also way ahead of schedule with 60% of the work done already. The weather has allowed them to concrete most days but the frost over the past few, has held them up a little.

Profusion have shaped bunkers on 4 holes and installed drainage and liner to them, but finishing off and turfing will not take place untill January. We have shaped a big grass run off into the greenside bunker on 13th, which spreads across the front half of the green. This is a change to the plans which I felt was needed for the second shot in. It is hard to see how good this looks from the photo, but i really think this will improve (make harder) the hole.

Feel free to have a walk around the holes we are working on, to see how they are taking shape. I am always about if you need to discuss any of the changes or an update on progress.