Blog | Drax Golf Club | North Yorkshire

Jun 12, 20173 min read

What Is a Stimpmeter and How Is It Used?

A Stimpmeter is a simple tool used to measure the speed of putting greens - how easily a golf ball rolls across the surface of the green....

Jun 7, 20171 min read

Etiquette - Care of the Course

Bunkers Before leaving a bunker, players should carefully fill up and smooth over all holes and footprints made by them and any nearby...

May 23, 20171 min read

Course Closures

Please can all members reminded that the course is open at all times unless stipulated previously in the club fixtures or when advised by...

May 15, 20178 min read

The Drax Journal – Issue 2

Welcome to the second issue of The Drax Journal, the new newsletter that will be circulated periodically around the club to keep you, the...

May 3, 20172 min read

Drax In Running For Community Funding

Towards the final quarter of 2016, the team at Drax Golf Club started to work alongside a community charity with a green heart,...

Apr 18, 20173 min read

Course Report April 2017

My first week in the role has been productive, making progress with jobs such as scarifying the greens twice over, reshaping the fairways...

Apr 13, 20171 min read

Further Greens Maintenance

The greenkeepers are off to flying start today! Please can players be aware that the team have microtined and cut the greens this...

Mar 29, 20171 min read

Spring Course Rules

To continue protecting our golf course from damage during the spring months, so that they can be at their best during other periods of...

Mar 29, 20171 min read

Bunkers

Towards the end of February, the Greens and Competitions Committees advised of a temporary local rule whereby the greenkeepers would not...

Mar 26, 20171 min read

Scorecards 2017

Please could all members and guests be aware that the current scorecards will become out of date as of 1st April 2017. New scorecards...