Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Course

Welcome to Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Course

Links Golf Since 1793

 

Mike MacDonald

GREENS

Hollow Tine/Heavy Sand/R117 Fescue Seed (mid-October) – DONE

Feed Terralift TX10 (mid-november)

Spray Greens against Leatherjackets(early/mid-November) Acelpryn

Spray Greens with Instrata Elite Fungicide (mid-October) – DONE

Spray Greens with Pervade Penetrant, Defender & Fiata Stressgard Colourant (November/December)

Pencil Tine (weather dependant) periodically & put on a light top-dressing

TEES

Feed Tees (early November)

Feed Winter Tees

SL6 Solid Spike Tees (3/4″ solid tine)

Spray Tees with Krista Mag + Iron (November)

Verti-drain Tees (December/January)

Core & Sand Weaker Tees (holes 3, 6, 7, 8 & 16)

FAIRWAYS

Spray Fairways Krista Mag + Iron (November)

Solid Tine approaches (October) – DONE

Sand Weaker Fairways (February/March 2026)

Granular Feed Weaker Fairways (March 2026)

WALKWAYS

Verti-drain and rope off heavily used areas & sand/seed any weaker areas

Turf over heavily worn areas

Edge and dust paths and re-dust where needed

ROUGHS

Cut and collect tall rough (October) – DONE

Granular Feed weaker semi-roughs on holes 3 & 4

Spray with Laser (March 2026)

GORSE MANAGEMENT

Cut back remaining bushes on the mound to the right side of hole 1

Cut back encroaching bushes on areas to the left side of holes 8 + 10 plus both sides on hole 18

BUNKERS

Revet the second bunker on the right side of the 6th fairway (October) – DONE

Reduce the mound on the front greenside bunker on hole 8

Reduce the mound on the left greenside bunker on hole 9

Revet the 10th greenside bunker on the right hand side

Revet the 11th greenside bunker on the right hand side

Re-do the middle section on the 15th fairway bunker on the right hand side

Other bunkers on the Links will be revetted as normal throughout the off-peak season.

MATS ARE COMPULSORY ON ALL FAIRWAYS, APPROACHES & THE FIRST CUT OF ROUGH.  YOU WILL PLAY AS NORMAL FROM THE SECOND CUT OF ROUGH.

THESE RULES APPLY FROM MONDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER 2025 THROUGH UNTIL FRIDAY, 13TH MARCH 2026