What a beautiful week. It is starting to feel like Spring. The course is finally greening up and the grass is starting to grow.
We started off this week finishing our tee aerification from the previous week and sneaking in another round of aerification on the new practice green. We are still scheduled to open the new short game area in about a month and will keep everyone updated on the exact opening date.
On Tuesday we were able to fire up the new irrigation on the short game area by 13 tee. This was a huge upgrade for the maintenance team. The new irrigation in this area will save a lot of man hours per week. Previous to this irrigation upgrade, all the grass on the short game area was watered by hand with hoses and portable sprinklers.
The team was able to lay another truck load of sod this week. We focused on stump grinding areas, high traffic areas from winter play, and damaged areas from construction.
On Thursday Matt and the team started checking our ageing irrigation system. They were able to check all the sprinklers on the property, make some repairs, and started making the long irrigation repair list. We also used this time to dial in our new pumps for maximum efficiency.
This week after all the weather delays the parking lot project was finally completed and I have to say it is nice driving out to the course and not wearing my morning coffee anymore. Also, the 15th tee complex is really taking shape. McDonald and Sons should have most of the shaping completed this week and we are hopeful to start installing the new irrigation next week.
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