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12 May 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT

Subject : 2008 front 9 greens rebuild

The greens at The Montgomerie, Dubai continue to be a challenge to maintain during the summer months due to the turf grass species currently being used and the existing soil conditions.

In addition our extreme summer climatic conditions coupled with poor quality irrigation water also have deteriorated the greens year after year prompting us to implement a greens rebuild construction program which will commence on June 1st 2008 for the front 9 greens.

This will involve closing the front 9 holes of the golf course for a period of 4 months from June 1st to September 30th to allow us to remove the existing greens turf and top 6 inches of high organic contaminated soil.
A mix of blended silica sand and peat moss will be placed back into the greens accompanied by compacting and shaping to return the greens back to their original contours.

Research into an improved turf grass species has resulted with TifEagle Ultrdwarf Bermuda being the most tolerant turf species for this region.  The TifEagle Ultradwarf Bermuda has stood the test of time as it has been used on many other golf courses in this region.

This rebuild program will again be mirrored for the back 9 greens in the summer of 2009 which will see the championship course greens fully converted to produce superior quality putting surfaces for the future.

During this construction project, 9 holes will remain open for play so that you may enjoy playing twice for 18 holes.

The photos below are from the summer of 2006 and 2007 and give an insight to what we are currently dealing with in comparison to the optimum conditions that are required to grow high quality putting surfaces in this region.