Greetings to all, well I am just wondering what has happened to the year and how fast it has gone by. Just the other day I was saying that we will be having a mild winter and now we are having a heat wave. We most certainly have had our challenges this year with the course.
The lack of rain and the little amount that we have had has been very disappointing. We have had a slow start to the growing season and it is very noticeable in the fairways and the tees. The irrigation system has been under immense pressure and have had a major breakdown in the pump house at the 15th hole and are currently relying on one single multistage pump. The older pump house at the 12th tee is also out of commission and the pump is being repaired.
Limping along in the current heatwave is not a good thing for the moral of the staff and the members who are experiencing the heatwave. Yet we carry on and still try and present a good course to the members and visiting players. Should you perhaps ask yourself the question why the greens are a tad slow it is because of the current heat that we are experiencing makes them slow as we do not want to speed them up as we will cause untold damage to the greens.
For those of us staying behind in Jozi this festive season I will be look forward to seeing you on the course and those that are going away , travel safe and enjoy your break.
Have a blessed Christmas and enjoy the time with the family.