Well, It's been awhile....

Folks, it's been a while...

We've gone from WET to dry....go figure.

Just as a follow up from the last post, the maintenance building was struck by lightning. The strike came in from the irrigation radio remote control system antenna, then went through the control system, into the PC, then out to the IP based phone system, which in turn took out the phone switch, 2 phones, a network card, the onsite weather station, and the computer printer.

So for your folks keeping score this season, it's Mother Nature 3, Doug 0.....2 floods and a lightning strike....

Course is in good shape considering the lack of rainfall is dictating the nightly use of overhead irrigation. Hand watering is being accomplished during play. Any necessary additional overhead watering is done before play begins at 6AM.

Needle tine aerification is being done in the mornings to open up greens due to the use of constant overhead watering and needed gas exchanges.

The 14th Fairway is roped off again this season....dry spots, floods, root dysfunction, and tree root competition have given the fairway it's annual spanking. So we will be reseeding the fairway with a different variety of bent grass and doing a very aggressive core cultivation with the seeding. The plan is to do this the 1st or 2nd week of August, weather and Mother Nature permitting.