Greenside APR 2015 Low Res

Northwest Report by Damien Coleman Galway Bay Golf Resort
possibly leading to disease problems? Or are we drip feeding foliar
feeds to ease the plant back to its original state? For my own
situation, these are certainly areas I have been scrutinising over
the past couple of years and altering them where I felt the need to.
I don’t think we are going to come up with a formula which will
work the same for every golf course but I do think it’s possible to
tease out a combination which suits our individual situations best,
rather than just doing it by the book and expecting results.
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Christmas Golf Outing
Our annual Christmas golf outing was held at the fantastic
Strandhill Golf Club in Sligo. Battling tough conditions we had
a very enjoyable day on what is always a great course to play. A
massive 'Thank You' must go to Jason Kelly and his staff who had
the course in brilliant condition for the day. Greens were rolling
like most places would during the summer. Certainly a course we
will be back to before long.
christmas outing Results
1st
2nd
3rd
Trade
Education Days
It was very encouraging last November to see such large numbers
turn out to the Education Day organised by the GCSAI in Croke
Park. Education is the backbone of our industry and without it
we could not move forward. Having such a range of people and
professions in Croke Park cemented the fact that this industry is
growing and of course Croke Park was followed in the months
after by similar days in Westmanstown and Colaiste Stiofan
Naofa. These educational days were well attended, which means
that their viability is sustained. I look forward to Croke Park 2015.
Tom Jennings Memorial
Because of the success
of last year’s event, the
Golf Classic in memory
of Tom Jennings will
be held again this year
on Friday 22nd May at
Castlebar Golf Club.
There will be a timesheet
open for greenkeepers
from 1:30pm to 4:00pm.
Contact Stephen
Munnelly for further
details on 086 8109582
Damian McLaverty
John Fahy
Damien Coleman
Trevor Prestage (NAD)
Castlebar Golf Club
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