Rolling Road GC Golf Course Management

  Up and down weather for the first full week of March.  This week started off chilly, then turned warm with thunderstorms in the middle of the week - and ended windy with seasonal temperatures.  The maintenance team had a very busy week and are finishing the winter strong.   The team started off the week finishing landscape improvements in the parking lot.  They removed all the old grasses, pavers and installed 16 bushes to update this area. Also, at the start of this week we punched and seeded stump hole areas around the property.     The team put the final touches on all course accessories, installed new divot bottle stations and finished all staining around the course.  Course accessories will start going out on the course next week.    Matt was able to apply of first spray of 2025 on fairways this week.  This application was targeting seedheads on Poa.  Restricting seedhead production allows for a stronger plant ...

  What a beautiful week.  For the last week of February you couldn't ask for better weather.  The team had a great week.   The team started off the week completing the final hole on bunker edging and started landscape improvements around the clubhouse grounds.  Miss Utility has marked the area and we hope to finish this project next week.   With the warmer weather this week the crew looked into and repaired an irrigation issue left over from last season.   Also this week stump holes have been cleaned out and we have started backfilling the holes with fresh topsoil.  These areas will be sodded or seeded over the next few weeks.   The NWS updated their Drought Monitoring Map this week.  It is crazy to think after the rain and snow this winter we have been upgraded to a severe drought.  This drought started last year and we are currently almost 10 inches behind in rainfall.   Lastly, this week the team com...

  The weather once again was the story this week. Cold and windy at the start of the week, followed by snow, then one day of warm up and cold at the end of the week.  Our team continued to stay productive this week despite the weather.   Before the snow returned, the team spent the start of the week continuing to work on bunkers.  They were able to knock out another 6 holes with only holes 3 and 5 remaining.   Our tree company was back out this week to grind the stumps from the 4 trees that were removed this winter.  Once the snow melts and ground conditions improve the team will clean up the debris and backfill the stump holes.   The snow returned Tuesday evening dropping a little over 4 inches.  Wednesday morning the crew concentrated on snow removal and ice patrol.   Our Equipment Technician Fernando continues to work on preventive maintenance on all the equipment.  Fernando is close to the finish line on all winte...

  It was a flip flop week.  The start of the week was very warm and mild followed by cold and icy.  The snow did melt off the course this week but the icy weather on Thursday has the course soaked and covered in a thin layer of ice.  Our team was busy outside with the warm weather but then had to retreat inside at the end of the week.   The team started working on bunkers this week.  We are edging back the bunkers to the original gravel line.  This will help with balls staying off the grass faces and keep the bunker liner free of contamination.   Also this week the team has continued shop upgrades.  New floors have been installed and a coat of fresh paint has the shop looking clean and bright. This small but important project has the entire team in good spirits.   Thanks for reading. 

  This week the sun was out and we finally had some good snow melt.  The maintenance team had a very productive week inside and outside.   The team started most mornings inside continuing to create and refurbish course accessories and getting ready for new paint and floors in the shop.   New lighting and outlets were installed this week in the lean-to area, making early morning starts productive and safe.   Finally this week we received the parts to fix the LED lights in the clock.  While ground conditions were still frozen the team focused on completing tree pruning around the course.   The main project for this week was irrigation expansions between holes 12 and 13.  The team installed 5 new sprinklers, 700 feet of pipe and wire.   Lastly, we will continue to keep everyone posted on snow melt and when the course will be open.  There is still plenty of snow on the course but with Friday's rain the snow will disa...

  Cold and windy was the story this week.  The team started most days inside and tried their best to get some work done on the course, which was a challenge with the below average temperatures, snow and ice.     This time of year is the busiest for Equipment Technicians.  Fernando is completing all winter services, repairs, sharping and grinding every piece of equipment to ensure everything is ready for the upcoming season.    We did have some tree work completed late last week and our team found some time this week to clean up the logs and debris left over.  The two trees behind the 6th green had a lot of dead wood in the canopy and were a safety risks being so close to the green.  The big Oak tree to the left of the 16th green was limbed back off the green and dead wood was removed.    Lastly, the team spent some time this week going through course accessories.  They completed refurbishing all bunker rakes, coolers, tras...