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Coastal Erosion
At the beginning of November 2023, Storm Babet wrecked havoc across the East of Scotland eroding many stretches of coastline. North...
Kyle Cruickshank
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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Restoring Redan (Partially)
Known as the most copied golf hole in the world, the 15th on the West Links is both historically significant and much loved by members...
Kyle Cruickshank
Nov 24, 20233 min read
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Turf Nursery Project
After approval from the club at the Spring General Meeting, we started planning to reinstate the old turf nursery left of the 7th green. ...
Kyle Cruickshank
Aug 19, 20235 min read
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Bulk Materials Building Rebuild
Finally, after 18 months of planning, the rebuilding of of the Bulk Materials Building that was damaged during Storm Arwen has begun!!...
Kyle Cruickshank
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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17th Bunker Rebuild - The Middle to End
I received an email from a Design Associate with a Golf Course Design firm in Australia asking how the 17th bunker project had gone and...
Kyle Cruickshank
May 10, 20234 min read
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March Maintenance Week
At 2 pm on Sunday 19th of March, the course closed for two and a half days to allow work to be carried out for maintenance week. We are...
Kyle Cruickshank
Mar 26, 20232 min read
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Members Panel Discussion Evening
The Clubroom in the North Berwick Golf Club Clubhouse played host to a fun evening for members of all clubs to come together and enjoy a...
Kyle Cruickshank
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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17th Bunker Rebuild (The Beginning and Middle)
I first walked round the West Links in 2018 after spending the day at Gullane for the one of the practice days of the Scottish Open. For...
Kyle Cruickshank
Jan 12, 20233 min read
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Bunker Rebuilds
It has been a slow process but we have finally managed to finish the two bunker rebuilds we started on 5 and 12. Between fitting in...
Kyle Cruickshank
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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Coastal Erosion Sites
We had a visit from Neil Gordon from Envirocentre today (15/12/2022) to inspect the current condition of the dunes and coastal erosion...
Kyle Cruickshank
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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New Utility Vehicles
This morning we took delivery of the first of three new Toro MDX Utility Vehicles. As part of our new fleet deal with Toro, we now have...
Kyle Cruickshank
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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Fairway Mats
It’s come to that time of year when the growth is really starting to slow down, and the recovery of the turf becomes slower with the...
Kyle Cruickshank
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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Meet The Team - Kyle Cruickshank
My journey at North Berwick started in February 2021. I had been working along the road at Muirfield when I saw the job advert for a...
Kyle Cruickshank
Dec 4, 20224 min read
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Welcome!
Hello and welcome to our new blog promoting the work of the greenkeeping team of the North Berwick West Links. We are the custodians of...
Kyle Cruickshank
Dec 4, 20221 min read
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