“Aloof from the sea, Barassie is yet under its spell. And in summer evenings, when the sun is sinking behind the Arran peaks and the westward sky is aglow with colour…”   An extract from the fascinating “The Jubilee book” that covers, in glorious prose, the clubs first fifty years. It also contains some truly […]

Our auld pal Billy S – And thou away, the very birds are mute; Or if they sing, ’tis with so dull a cheer That leaves look pale, dreading the winter’s near. Yellow course now in play and in case your wondering why these horrible yellow box’s are out it’s mainly because they are easy […]

Folks   Sitting in my usual spot writing this, looking down at the new hole, reading the agronomist report and having a critical review of things that didn’t quite come off and need sorted as the hole “convalesces”. A bit like fixing some plaster work in a new build house as you hope and pray […]

Folks    Sand – A granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral-particles. It is defined by size, being finer than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of soil or soil type; i.e., a soil containing more than 85 percent sand-sized particles by mass.   Sand – is calcium carbonate, for example aragonite, which has mostly been created over […]

Folks,   For those of you lucky enough to play on Wednesday past when we had an “Indian summer” day (first noted in regions inhabited by Native Americans (“Indians”), based on the warm and hazy conditions in autumn when Native Americans hunted), we hope your enjoyment wasn’t marred too much by the work on the greens. […]

Folks,   Another busy week – I know we say that a lot but we promise if the weeks not been interesting, demanding, challenging or another “busy” type adjective well just write “played cards and darts  – Craig – still cheating”.   The course is holding together well, although it’s getting that end of season […]

Folks,   Old Will S might have been a sassenach but a memorable line or two he could indeed write: “Cold indeed, and labor lost: Then farewell heat, and welcome frost!” As we woke to the first frost of the year, there was for once an honest excuse for being a few minutes late – […]

Folks, Apologies for last weeks truncated blog, when over half the content found the cutting room floor, as the editor slashed away. It was felt we had strayed a bit too close to the bone, the resultant smell of blood would have brought the sharks out to strip the meaning from the words, as some […]

Folks,   Nice wee yin this week fur ye tae read.   All tees strimmed and tidied up this week with Greens Toro cut and rolled. Fairway recovery work nearly complete a bit ahead of schedule and also a bit less cost than we first feared, which always helps oot. A local farmer, Jim Paton, […]

Folks,   Another challenging week with quite a few holidays, hospital appointments and illnesses keeping the numbers down. Over the summer the absences have been very few and the guys are really good at taking holidays at what’s usually the quieter times at work, which ironically is the busy times for playing golf – the […]