tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386257970880948422024-03-14T15:14:21.846+13:00Queenstown Golf Club Turf Maintenance DepartmentRyan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-54180611743877356972010-10-07T11:28:00.000+13:002010-10-07T11:28:56.591+13:00Pump going into wet well<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddyVX5GS028wYTC9Ylpa_cquGrF5s24fizhCU6qWC1ZqUhejrNYQ37-e8lFoUW2OFhLIyIrBVVezxXSSOnaT2mklRNLoKeOZODt7OodXDONlOejvixTDHwj8I4hm_W-WZYBuCFqJqig/s1600/pumps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddyVX5GS028wYTC9Ylpa_cquGrF5s24fizhCU6qWC1ZqUhejrNYQ37-e8lFoUW2OFhLIyIrBVVezxXSSOnaT2mklRNLoKeOZODt7OodXDONlOejvixTDHwj8I4hm_W-WZYBuCFqJqig/s320/pumps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Our bigger pump (81 Hp) is been droped into the wet well.Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-26697353424543693542010-10-07T11:26:00.000+13:002010-10-07T11:26:08.014+13:0016th Bunker drainage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkqDI4zoNgLyhLGCqbia2oMe-yQ0Z_ncvpd6gogvcuZkZGPMd1OU1FkzZnoGgc8ebtdQpPVbOcuodjg1g2-cbxDPYra_hGCPWhfWKSLBPGMSPsJtd-b5Y6SAiadlLPXEDSfg7qsOQXw/s1600/16th+bunker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkqDI4zoNgLyhLGCqbia2oMe-yQ0Z_ncvpd6gogvcuZkZGPMd1OU1FkzZnoGgc8ebtdQpPVbOcuodjg1g2-cbxDPYra_hGCPWhfWKSLBPGMSPsJtd-b5Y6SAiadlLPXEDSfg7qsOQXw/s320/16th+bunker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
New drainage system too the 16th bunker has resulted in this bunker no longer holding water.Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-56401703227341455922010-08-29T15:00:00.000+12:002010-08-29T15:00:15.422+12:00PGA Championship 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqlEU4L2MMw57EZ1pNHu4Sn68wTatQJb934BMkGjR5fRyrdATerD3a5G3JpyZXNLWDzM-PRJMbMinBk135A0gqRa_qCizhUZGYgrzyx1AR62VnX1RkktqQ070KuIrN9NTW2fowBJNhQ/s1600/DSCF0953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqlEU4L2MMw57EZ1pNHu4Sn68wTatQJb934BMkGjR5fRyrdATerD3a5G3JpyZXNLWDzM-PRJMbMinBk135A0gqRa_qCizhUZGYgrzyx1AR62VnX1RkktqQ070KuIrN9NTW2fowBJNhQ/s200/DSCF0953.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsfsqoTqNluolwvqL55hISOon_BbgQSGzmkjiTN_lbx5sbh4JOZpi-AJ_t9bP6eYMvrDTjHXibP6qrmY4pBgLHoeK7KibODAKDSWvjzn5yp-nfq75rbsQFxrkN0sfkB167KdQcms6-w/s1600/DSCF0899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsfsqoTqNluolwvqL55hISOon_BbgQSGzmkjiTN_lbx5sbh4JOZpi-AJ_t9bP6eYMvrDTjHXibP6qrmY4pBgLHoeK7KibODAKDSWvjzn5yp-nfq75rbsQFxrkN0sfkB167KdQcms6-w/s200/DSCF0899.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
Some of the photos that I took during the day. left photo is of the 11th green and the right phot is of the 3rd green.Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-31454505184436473672010-08-29T14:52:00.000+12:002010-08-29T14:52:33.779+12:002010 PGA Championship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvoHzQvpyqXKwJaSIaYFr42NmL0ZV_ug8iNzSFpb9EG7pntdzgn9xl1iycYIvNSGDw0u28wPNUuatj7I1r9MziYsSgiN10Uf-Hp1H-eTWBoU3HoqyvOWx8ih0_CVoQxCSBa5SM7cbdw/s1600/DSCF0870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvoHzQvpyqXKwJaSIaYFr42NmL0ZV_ug8iNzSFpb9EG7pntdzgn9xl1iycYIvNSGDw0u28wPNUuatj7I1r9MziYsSgiN10Uf-Hp1H-eTWBoU3HoqyvOWx8ih0_CVoQxCSBa5SM7cbdw/s320/DSCF0870.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I was lucky enough to work at the PGA Championship this year. The course was in great shape with the greens running at over 13"Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-74095110724499516942010-07-09T11:25:00.000+12:002010-07-09T11:25:50.849+12:004th hole before and after<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlk5F-_e6o0XMPIYFUQFDBbWv3ZxieFznJi5aALYysY5IrAdIg-xzL5-7p2S80c3Z-uM0CuTa-rYeNs9iOCuY7tajfOrfvFJv8A_4pwYc20c3Me1eEMqHQs9Cp0eCOCIAm4ufvtezYvQ/s1600/4th+before+(Medium).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlk5F-_e6o0XMPIYFUQFDBbWv3ZxieFznJi5aALYysY5IrAdIg-xzL5-7p2S80c3Z-uM0CuTa-rYeNs9iOCuY7tajfOrfvFJv8A_4pwYc20c3Me1eEMqHQs9Cp0eCOCIAm4ufvtezYvQ/s320/4th+before+(Medium).jpg" /></a>The 4th hole has been transformed from a standard looking par 5 into one of the best looking par 5s I know. The path has now been completed and over time we will be adding to the golf course side of the path small mounds.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPsaVHBjB_aDjwAaygrNwqfaWgBjZmjl6GAct-16mGCqvTjNeBuyfjTaATqK_fXlHaGamsYIac91qSdxEGlhkytu4CLEAEvWMO2ylHp7rAod38Ro5WAAS3YL5Dtvp2BcdBtWaL3YEzQ/s1600/4th+after+(Medium).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPsaVHBjB_aDjwAaygrNwqfaWgBjZmjl6GAct-16mGCqvTjNeBuyfjTaATqK_fXlHaGamsYIac91qSdxEGlhkytu4CLEAEvWMO2ylHp7rAod38Ro5WAAS3YL5Dtvp2BcdBtWaL3YEzQ/s320/4th+after+(Medium).jpg" /></a></div>Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-38176901576449743592010-07-09T11:19:00.000+12:002010-07-09T11:27:28.054+12:00Clubhouse garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZs-rLGT_6K295lvyLjaCmZy3dFqFSUY9xlv0IRhfCcSkY9fkIjFHnHn0ovR0YYBuL8yrKNC6msu6PbWAlMLtKE6PBrSlF9NTNPIKVCcRWUfKRQZfBqD5zYQXJq1Ba7GBLfhVUTn5-g/s1600/clubhouse+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZs-rLGT_6K295lvyLjaCmZy3dFqFSUY9xlv0IRhfCcSkY9fkIjFHnHn0ovR0YYBuL8yrKNC6msu6PbWAlMLtKE6PBrSlF9NTNPIKVCcRWUfKRQZfBqD5zYQXJq1Ba7GBLfhVUTn5-g/s320/clubhouse+garden.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The garden under the clubhouse decking is to be renewed. We have pulled out all the plants and next week we will be planting new plants.</div>Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-19370536974045694342010-07-02T16:54:00.000+12:002010-07-02T17:07:53.811+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oEuhyphenhyphenT-SN_Jc-O_MHwDCgct-A51GMtYg5qDYxHbizhZoqPTyBqIZgAHU74Uqn0loEvIJqrkfGdnSBAy3TDJOvAIVfWOz9eGMmiuvpICh4oX8swPFI-huYg4jhpDAk9CwrQXl4DspKw/s1600/5th+ladies+mulch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oEuhyphenhyphenT-SN_Jc-O_MHwDCgct-A51GMtYg5qDYxHbizhZoqPTyBqIZgAHU74Uqn0loEvIJqrkfGdnSBAy3TDJOvAIVfWOz9eGMmiuvpICh4oX8swPFI-huYg4jhpDAk9CwrQXl4DspKw/s320/5th+ladies+mulch.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The team have been busy mulching all the gardens on the golf course.Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625797088094842.post-78432394949256324472010-06-23T13:14:00.000+12:002010-06-23T13:14:46.498+12:00Hole 14 after snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh220NVuVozRtRmsKAZfdhZPcrtwQXl9ryIg0b_KzjTTBEibGSgOC8p41b3KQDeWhlpX2gHURsePAOzzKKTjq5NpXOgVFYbo7Bu0mlaiX4g2PPdPPShaAed12PaZ_xk9sPuPCWY6mkWQ/s1600/14th+hole+with+snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh220NVuVozRtRmsKAZfdhZPcrtwQXl9ryIg0b_KzjTTBEibGSgOC8p41b3KQDeWhlpX2gHURsePAOzzKKTjq5NpXOgVFYbo7Bu0mlaiX4g2PPdPPShaAed12PaZ_xk9sPuPCWY6mkWQ/s320/14th+hole+with+snow.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The golf course was closed today due to snow! The snow should be gone by tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The temperature of the 16th green at a depth of 100mm is 5.0 C</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The week of May 31st we are doing some big changes to the fourth hole. Firstly, just in front of the Ladies tee we will be doing some drainage to try and fix the wet area that you all have to walk/drive through to get to the fairway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Secondly, the trees along the left side of the fairway will be coming down. The council want to realign the track for safety reasons. </div>Ryan Irwin, Golf Course Superintendent at Queenstown GC, New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03395180385916766874noreply@blogger.com0