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Defence Raya mechanics with their new Hunter Grinder
60,000 shrubs will be planted.
As for the greenkeepers, what a
delightful rabble. As the course has 100%
floodlights, we can work when we want.
In the summer the temperatures are up
to 40 O C to 50 O C, so we start at 4.30am
and work until midday.
They are a great set of lads, fifteen in
total, led by the supervisor, Imran. The
biggest problem is to keep them cutting
straight with no sharp turns. The greens
are all hand mown, although we do cut
them once a week with a triplex, which is
more of a clean-up pass.
We vertidrain twice a year, along with
regular verti-cutting, and have to use a
lot of Ca and Mg in the fertiliser
programme (all spoon fed) because, in
the soil analysis, they were completely
absent! Ph. was 8.2 and is now 7.2, so
we’re getting there! We use granite dust
for the micro elements, and it works a
treat.
The summer saw a green speed of
seven to nine on the stimpmeter and, in
winter, thirteen plus - it’s exciting
putting! Tees, surrounds and fairways all
have the same programme, but not as
intense.
The main pest problems here in
Pakistan are cut worm, funnel ant and the
dreaded termite, a touch of spring dead
spot (never had to spray a fungicide
once) and pythium on the flower
seedling, which is easily controlled.
Irrigation depends on the season. We
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“ I never thought there could be anything better than what I
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find that, when temperatures are up
around 40 O C or more, we need to syringe
three times a day just to keep the grass
cool! Even in dormancy, a little water is
required.
We also have a breeding programme of
peacocks and pheasants, which will be
released on the course, to accompany
our ducks!
We run our golf operations
department more as a commercial
enterprise, between the army and the
private sector. My Fayaz – a great
character - runs our office and is
excellent at dealing with the troops. We
seem to spend half our time on
designing the city landscapes, water
features for roundabouts etc. which, in
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