Welcome back and see you on the course!

What a difference a year makes! Last March we were removing snow off greens, and one year later we have weather good enough for golf. The club is set to re-open next week and with good weather our golf course is too. Since the snow melts in late February, our Green Staff have begun preparations for the 2016 golf season cleaning off high play areas, tree debris, and all clubhouse grounds. With the great forecast, we will officially open Putting Greens on Friday 3/11/16 with a decision on carts next week depending on how wet conditions continue to improve.
Along with golf preparations this week we will also be wrapping up our Tree Maintenance efforts over the next few weeks by renovating stump areas and prepping for sod or seed. Finishing these areas will only add to my excitement about the considerable progress made over the past month impacting turf health, playability, and opening sightlines around our property. You will also notice the continued efforts we started last season pruning low branches and thinning tree canopies. Our next treelines to address will be #1,#6,#8, and #16 and will continue until weather or other project work dictates.
Always looking to improve our Professional Staff I recruited Assistant Christopher Duffy. Chris has spent time at Richmond County C.C. and also at Oakhill C.C. after his Turf Management Degree from SUNY Cobleskill. He and returning Assistant Cody Seaman have spent the winter within our program working our winter projects and preparing to help lead our Team. All our Green Staff Members from 2015 will be returning over the next few weeks to continue building what we started at Pine Hollow last season.
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