Week of March 2nd

 

Tough week.  We had it all: 60 degrees, snow, rain and fog.  The team had a very productive week even with all the weather challenges.

The team finished up in-house tree work this week removing a spruce tree on the 8th tee box.  Now that tree work is completed we will have our tree company here next week to grind all stumps and limb dead wood out of some trees around the course.  

The crew battled through snow and rain in the middle of the week and continued sand depth checks in the bunkers. This is a process to check all areas for proper depth, then moving and adding sand where needed.  They will be around 75% complete at the end of the week and should have no problem finishing next week.  

We found some time this week to power wash the back of the clubhouse.  As the weather warms up the team will continue power washing other areas around the property.  

Also this week we tackled an irrigation issue left over from last season.  This issue on the 11th tee box is a difficult leak caused by the incorrect installation of an irrigation pipe.  

 

Lastly, it looks like the weather will be changing for this weekend and next week.  The team will be focused on cleaning up the course and making playing conditions as good as possible.  The course is extremely saturated from the rain and snow.  Also, this time of year the course takes longer to drain and use up the water.  We will be monitoring conditions for carts every day but we will be making those decisions based on what is best for the course and turf.  Damage in the winter months does not heal quickly.  

Thanks for reading.