Week of Nov. 4th

 

Another busy week.  The weather has been beautiful for the first full week of November.  Well above average temperatures and sun shine everyday.  The maintenance team took full advantage of the weather and had a great week.  

 

Leaf cleanup was in full swing this week.  This has been the first week that leaf cleanup has been an everyday task.  The wind this week has made it a challenge. We still have a lot of leaves on the trees so blowing and cleanup will be a focus for the next couple of weeks.  

  

The team continued working on Phase 3 of our irrigation upgrades this week. So far the crew has installed 62 new quick couplers in fairways and tees.  They only have 10 more to install so this phase should be wrapped up by next week.  Once completed we will switch gears to Phase 4 which is the addition of rough sprinklers in certain areas around the course.  

The drought continued to grow this week.  This Friday will mark 37 days since the last measurable rain fall.  32 days was the previous record.  This is a growing concern for us.  Going into the colder months this dry can lead to winter kill issues and lack of turf recovery.  The team continued to water all playing surfaces to try and help with this growing issue.  There is a chance of rain this weekend so fingers crossed.  

Lastly, the team will continue focusing on leaf cleanup and getting ready for the weekend.  

Thanks for reading.