Snow cover on the Links

The New and Jubilee courses have had a covering of snow for the past 3 days now. This is unusual because most of Fife, including Glenrothes is clear.

The courses were closed after an initial inspection at 9am, the snow is certainly starting to clear now, but the greens and aprons are still covered.

Jobs today, like most of the past two months, have concentrated on training, gorse management and composting work.

I have given two younger greenkeepers, Stuart and Mike, the responsibility of machinery set up this year. Tom, my senior greenkeeper, will be responsible for their training, and will keep records of work carried out. He is in the process of training them today on unit setting, and recording of information.

Gorse cutting continues on the New course. Unlike the Jubilee, the New does not have towering dunes, but instead has valuable heathland habitat. Gorse being gorse...likes to encroach into these areas and must be taken back to an extent where the heather is not suffocated. We are chipping the material and taking it to our composting area at a place called BBQ hill.

The area at BBQ hill is also being cleared today, of last years composting work. 50T of compost has been deposited near the perimeter fence for free uplift by locals. We are also clearing a large central area to prepare this years compost. The work is carried out with a 7T 360 excavator, driven by our own lads.

Forecast is for the cold spell to continue till the weekend, and has the possibility of prolonged snow showers Wed/Thu.