Rolling Road GC Golf Course Management

  What a winter it has been.  From setting records for low temperatures to snow lasting for more than 20 days.  It has been a difficult winter to get winter work completed but the team is making the best of it. The team had a great week working on projects both inside and outside. While the team has been waiting for the snow to melt they have been working on refurbishing all course accessories, organizing all shop areas to gain efficiencies and deep cleaning the shop areas.   Also the team used the break on the course to continue shop improvements adding 3 shelving units to the lean-to area to increase our storage capacity.   Working with BGE (and we all know how much fun that can be), we finally were able to have their tree contractor out to limb back the 5 trees close to the shop.  These trees were overhanging the power line leading to the maintenance area.  This should help reduce power outages at the shop.   This week Julian, Ti...

  This week was the first week back for the entire crew after a much needed holiday break.  The weather this week started off with above average temperatures and finished off windy and freezing. The team had a great week starting 2026 on the right foot.   The team took advantage of the cold mornings and frozen ground conditions to tackle some tree work.  The focus this week was some of the Siberian Elms on hole 11.  These Elms were in bad shape with tons of dead wood in the top canopy.   With the coldest weather of the season forecasted for next week, we made sure to get another round of top-dressing out on the greens.  The topdressing will help protect the crowns of the plants from the harsh temperatures.    The main task this week was to continue punching the rough.  The team knocked out some major acreage this week before the weather put a hold on punching.   Severe slopes are areas where the aerators can't reach s...

  Another very cold and windy week.  We did have some snowfall last weekend but it didn't stay around long.  The team went right back to work after the snow melted and had a great week fighting through the cold weather.   The team finished off the drainage project on hole 18 at the start of the week.   This week the team also installed new drainage at the equipment wash pad.  They removed the old drainage and installed bigger drainage pipes to handle the water flow.   Irrigation was one of the focuses this week. Here is the team installing additional sprinkler heads on the 3rd forward tee.  This addition will not only reduce the amount of hand watering on this tee but also helps the coverage on the 2nd green surround.   Another irrigation project was installing new hose connectors on tee 10 and tee 2.  These hose connectors are closer to the tees for more efficiency while hand watering.      The la...

  Well below average temperatures, rain, wind and some snow showers this week. The weather this week felt more like January than the 1st week of December.  It was a tough week to be outside but our team made the best of it and had a great week.     We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is ready for the Christmas season.  The team started off the week installing Christmas decorations around the clubhouse grounds.   The team took advantage of the washout on Tuesday to get all the equipment power washed and the outside of the maintenance building cleaned up.   With the cold weather setting in the crew drained the irrigation system and prepped the pumphouses for winterization.  This season was the best season we have had with our irrigation system.  The continued club investments and upgrades have helped with limiting irrigation issues this year.   With frosty mornings hindering work on the grass, the team started...

  What a week.  Frosty mornings, blustery winds and well below average temperatures.  Winter weather made an appearance this week but it was short lived with the end of the week more seasonal.  The team braved the wind and cold and had a great week.   With the forecasted freezing temperatures, the team started off the week removing all flowers around the property and cleaning all mulch beds.  With frost every morning the team started edging cart paths.  They completed the back 9 and most of the front 9 this week.  We will be finished this project early next week.   The team completed deep tining fairways early in the week.  Once fairways were finished they moved to deep tining all tees and practice fairways.  We are very pleased with the results and we hope to start round 2 of deep tining soon.   This week the team knocked out our first drainage project of the off season on hole 6.  We started with  som...