Friday, September 23, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Friday, September 9, 2016
GOLF COURSE UPDATE 9/9/17
The unofficial end of summer has passed and with a busy fall
golf schedule in place, I’m excited about how well our property endured the
season. With our playing surfaces weathering a brutal summer and peaking during
the Club Championships, we are beginning September with all our finely managed
turf aerated and on the path to recovery. Even with the 7” of rain in August
and the oppressive heat that followed, our playing surfaces performed weekly
and managed to come thru August with very little summer stress. Any areas of
weakness in management or turf always become evident this time of year, and
over the next few months, we will make adjustments to those areas or personnel
that did not meet my expectations.
Looking ahead to projects once tournament season concludes
and more manpower becomes available we will begin making improvements within my
operating budget.
1. Tee-squaring
detail/Tee re-leveling #2 Black/White, #17 White, #18 White, #16 White, etc
2. Fairway bunker
depth assessment and addition of quartzite (similar to greens as of 4/16)
3. Drainage to
low-lying FWY./APP. areas impacted by August rains to improve turf quality
4. Irrigation head
raising (starting with Greens)
5. Nursery Green
Construction
6. Tree Maintenance
continued from spring with pruning branches and take-downs
7. Chipping Green
Area extension and Bunker Renovation
As always these in-house projects will only be part of our
ongoing maintenance responsibilities and will also be scheduled around seasonal
aeration. Fall project work timing is perfect for making improvements that will
be ready for 2017 golf season as our golf course continues to progress with
offseason aeration. Unfortunately, the summer golf season may be over but
things are just getting started for us as we continue enhancing our property
and achieving our Department goals.
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