Spring is Here!

Spring Projects

• This spring you will see many different small projects going on throughout the golf course. We have completed installing new irrigation on #11 gold tee and #17 green tee. On #4 we have changed the irrigation heads out so they throw a shorter distance and more accurately on to the gold tee box. 
• Over the last two weeks we have been sodding along side cart paths in high traffic areas. 
• We have also started putting wood chips down on walk paths and around cedar trees. We will be mulching the rest of the areas with black mulch over the next few weeks. 
• Throughout April we will be checking sand depths in all bunkers and adding sand where needed. 

New This Year

• This year we will be mowing some of the native areas more often then previous years. This will be done to areas that seem to attract a lot of golf balls. For example in between holes 1&9, 2&8 and 10&18 will be kept around 6 to 8 inches throughout the year. A few other areas will also be maintained the same. This will help a few different things, controlling weeds, play-ability and pace of play. It will still frame the holes and keep the aesthetic look desired for the golf course.  
• If you have seen it already, we will be using green divot mix this year on the golf course. This sand does not have seed in it for multiple reasons. Mainly the seed will germinate in the divot bins on the course and on the golf carts. Another factor is during the summer months the seed will not germinate due to the lack of water. The divot will recover quicker from lateral growth of the Bentgrass.
• In terms of equipment capital we have been approved for a new rough mower to add to our fleet. This will give us the ability to keep up with rough and mow it twice a week during the growing months. We will also have the ability to mow only in the mornings during hot summer days, which will help with heat stress and summer patch in the roughs.  Hopefully you will be seeing the new mower out on the golf course before the end of April. 

Below are some pictures of the irrigation projects. Please do not drive on the newly sodded areas while they become established when leaving or coming back to the cart path. We will have a PoaCure update in the spring turf talk sent out via email. Thank you in advance for helping take care of the golf course by fixing your ball marks and replacing/ filling your divots.

#17 forward tees

#17 forward tees

#11 gold tee