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                Course maintenance

3/25/2015

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 It's been a tough few weeks trying to keep the course tidy and keep up with our maintenance work.  You will all have noticed in the past few months that we have done an enormous amount of cutting back / tree work  and that's without the landscaping. I know its taken some time but the changes are significant.
 The images below give you an idea of the effort we've put into the path from Ist green to the 2nd tee.          
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We start by hard landscaping, then use both 4'' X 2" timbers and sleepers to help form the pathways.
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 Hardcore goes down first, then a layer of mesh to help keep the final layer   of red pave in place.
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There's no 'i' in team...but there is in Redditch Golf Club
From L to R : Mike, James, Ethan and Simon help finish the path and lay yardage discs
in preparation for the opening club supper.

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      Before ......
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...... and after 
               
                    Stairway to Heaven


The short slide below shows a step by step (see what I did there) guide to the construction of new steps on the 18th path.
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                        Turftastic
Bunkers have been removed on both the 2nd and the 17th and a big thank you to our friends at Kelbec Plant Ltd for the loan of the digger. Our team laid approximately 1500 pieces of turf over a two day period.
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The G30 Driver's got 'Turbulators'

3/15/2015

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Ni Open Pre Qualifier

3/10/2015

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Northern Ireland Open pre-qualifying at Redditch Golf Club!

We are pleased to announce that a European Challenge Tour pre-qualifying event will be held at Redditch Golf Club on Monday 18th May.

This very prestigious event is a fabulous opportunity to raise the profile of the club both locally and nationally and we hope that you will be able to witness some of the best up and coming professionals play our course.

The Club are seeking sponsorship for this competition and for full details of sponsorship packages available, 

Please contact the office on +44 1527 540379 option 1

 NI Open 
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      Toro, Toro.......................torotoro

2/10/2015

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New machine order placed....check out 

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C'mon you Baggies....

2/7/2015

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The west midlands BIGGA section take a trip to a state of the art premier   league training facility....to find out which one go to THE SHED page
      
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come fly with me.....

2/5/2015

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This is your course folks ......

click on the small square bottom right to watch full screen on PC or Mac
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TIM BUR

1/18/2015

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If the grass get no light ....it no likey !
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New Head Greenkeeper gets his guns out, and his chainsaw ....
and makes cut backs beside the 8th tee. 



The smaller stuff gets chipped, and we also use the logs to make natural habitats for the wild life around the course.
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Now we can see where we're going, the trunks were obviously cut down nice and tidy ....but then it got dark.
While we're at it...let's make this path a bit wider and more accessible.
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Fargo

1/18/2015

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Every time I use it, it reminds me of that spooky American film with the pregnant police chief .....Fargo
To be fair we haven't got Far-to go, until we finish tiding up the 4th
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Side of the 6th

1/18/2015

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Here's a short picture library as the side of the 6th tee gets a makeover.
Clearing brambles at the 7th
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Clearing out 3rd Tee

1/18/2015

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We thought it was time to give the 3rd tee a bit of a makeover, cutting right back on the left hand side ~ should make it easier to find those balls you've 'topped' now...
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While we're down at the 3rd, let's introduce Mikey our new apprentice,
here's to a long and happy time with us at RGC.
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All the gear .....no idea !!
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