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Leaf removal can be a significant task during the autumn on courses with high numbers of trees, especially where tees are enclosed within tree surrounds. Sweeping, raking or vacuuming will be needed to prevent a sward from being smothered and disease encouraged. Golfers will also be expecting to play off a grass sward (unless winter tee mats are in use) rather than a tee covered in fallen tree leaves. Daily work will typically be needed during October to into December, but the extent of that work can vary significantly.

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Mowing will have the height of cut typically from 6mm to 13mm and usually all clippings are boxed off. With root growth having a direct relationship with the amount of top growth, mowing heights should be as high as possible to encourage not just a resilience sward with good root depth but also good stability for golfers when teeing off. There is a constraint on the upper most setting for a height of cut on tees as golfers will want to strike the ball from the tee peg without grass interfering with the interaction of the golf face hitting the ball. A maximum height of cut of about 18mm

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Scarification and verticutting will be required on a regular basis to remove thatch content from beneath the surface and to prevent thatch build-up on the surface, but also to ensure that a clean, healthy sward is maintained with the removal of dead and decaying basal sheaths and leaves. Lateral leaf growth will be discouraged for a more upright plant, whilst trailing or small compact weeds such as white clover or pearlwort will be weakened by such regular work. Golfers want a firm surface on which to tee off, so these activities must not be neglected, even though the focus of attention is

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Tee markers are traditionally colour coded as follows: • White: full length distance for each hole, being used for competitions. • Yellow: a daily position, which is for general play and is used for men’s teeing off locations. • Red: used for ladies teeing off locations. Moving tee markers on a daily basis will help to spread wear more uniformly across the entire teeing area and will also allow divoted areas to be more readily re-established. The actual frequency of moving tee markers will be influenced by the amount of usage taking place and the extent of damage or divo

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Earthworm casting on some, especially less sandy, tees can be a problem at certain times of the year when earthworms are typically active near the surface. Dispersal by drag brushing, or similar action, will be required, especially prior to mowing. If a sandy surface layer is gradually built up, then it will be much easier to disperse casts as these will dry quicker than soils with relatively high silt and clay contents present. The provision of shoe scrapers / brushes at the sides of tees will help golfers in removing accumulated soil from their soles. Grubs might occasionally be

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