Mortonhall Golf Club Apprentices

Check out this months Greenkeeper international issue. Greg and myself (Callum) are both proud and honoured to be involved in the final. We are the first dual finalists from the same Golf Club to reach the Young Student Greenkeeper finals.

We are delighted to announce that both of our @ClubMortonhall have been chosen for the @ToroGolf Young Student Greenkeeper of the Year awards final at @TheCelticManor in September. You have done fantastically well since you joined us & this is a great achievement for you both. 👏

Semi-finals and finals day today in the @LothiansGolf tournament and the course is looking beautiful, hard work and early mornings starting to pay off 😍 Once again good luck to @CraigDa67549393!

Some final preparation for the @LothiansGolf quarter-finals. Good luck this evening @CraigDa67549393

Glad to have finally gotten around to fixing the bunker on the practice area, tough day made easier by that view 🏔

Another lovely day in the best office in the world! Made better by a half straight line for the photo😂

Another day another hand cut, legs are really starting to hate me. I’m glad you cropped the video @CraigJHempseed , the cheers and celebration lap was rather embarrassing 😂

@CraigJHempseed Always a pleasure 🤌

Delighted to get back behind one of these today’s. It’s been far too long, although I’ll pay for it later! @ClubMortonhall doing a grand job alongside me. 👌

Morning set up for championship qualifying this morning. Makes 4am alarms all worth while.

Tasked with the job to build a more sustainable bench design going forward instead of the sleeper legs that need replaced every couple of years. The gabion basket build, using onsite rock looking sweet

Great day spent @AberdourGC the other week getting some experience in installing @CapConGolf. Big Thanks to @CraigJHempseed

@ShaunC_1888 Always a pleasure working with the old man, sorry for working you too hard 😜

Satisfying day helping @ClubMortonhall with their construction project at the local park and nature reserve. Great to help our community with drainage improvements, flower bed build and pathway install. Unbelievable work ethic and enthusiasm shown by this pair whatever they do.

We’ve managed to finish the wall renovation at the 4th, just some turfing to be done! (The older photo of the 1st showing the walls in their former glory)

After a burst in our irrigation pipe running up the side of the fourth fairway, we were given the task to locate the leak in the pipe, expose it for the pipe to be repaired and then back fill the hole. All in all completed in just under a day.

Great job done clearing up the side of the sheds, allowing for some saplings to be planted as well as room for the planting of a wild flower cultivar. Perfect opportunity to build on our skill sets with some 360 digger training.

Good couple of days tidying up the bunkers ready for the return of play. Strimmed - Blown - Raked.

Completed a small wall repair this week at the fourth tee, due to its success we now plan on repairing and renovating many more around the course.

@BCGolf2 It is on the left hand side of the 15th green.

@ClubMortonhall Is that the 17th?

Continuing with our new french drain, starting with a base layer of drainage gravel keeping a downward gradient ensuring the flow of water to the sump, topped with root zone firmed, shaped and blended.