The Sun makes an appearance

Well today is Friday, the Sun finally decided it wants to come out. The turf is responding to it. However, we have plenty of wet spots and plenty of golfers. and the creek has been receding most of the day.

Today the carts are still on the paths. The carts are probably going to be 90 degrees tomorrow. Just as a reminder 90 degrees means you can drive from the path to your ball, hit your ball and return to the path. Other wise the carts turn into a bunch of free range turf predators...leaving ruts and scaring healthy turf. I would appreciate that the golf carts are kept under control, because there's always a group of rebellious carts that need to have an attitude adjustment.

Thanks, and enjoy this thing called the Sun.

Rain .....

Rain…again.

This week has not been good to the course, NO flooding but exceptionally wet. We’ve had rain in the gauge everyday for the last 10 days. Rain is still predicted for another 2 days.

So turf will be mowed only if it can support mower, bunkers work will continue as needed; IE pumping and plowing sand.

So we’re back to projects again.

Until further notice, Sorry , CARTS on the PATHS

Here we go again...

As I sit here and write this, it seems that I can’t get on the same page as Mother Nature this year. Rain, again, and again, and probably again. BUT no snow.... So that means projects with the staff this time of the season.

Completed:

• Edging of the bunkers
• Solid tine aeration of tees and fairways
• Needle tine aeration of all the putting surfaces
• Tree trimming and removal on the 14^th hole near the tee box, should have done this years ago…
• Tree removal near the 6^th green, much improved airflow.
• Fertilization of the putting surfaces
• Pre-emergent weed control of the roughs and deep rough
• Through cleaning of the shop.
• Resurfacing of the tee markers

All the playing surfaces have been mowed at least twice, and the green a half dozen or so times.

We are planning a heavy topdressing in the near future, weather permitting.

Chipping green is open, along with hitting off the grass on the range.

14 Tee, This is before, last fall, courtesy of the Clubhouse.

After:

The better picture:

I guess I'm going to do this full time....

After mulling over this type of social media for over the last year and a half, I've decided to do it.

Here is an update for the course for the week of April 10th. today we are hosting the second day of the MAJGT Junior Golf tournament. Area players from the surrounding area aged 13-18 are playing. Low score was 68, 4 total players under 72.

The organizers are very good at running this tournament. Only moved a few hazard stakes, painted all the hazards lines, and setup the range for the players.

As for maintenance concerns this week, we will be finishing up our tree trimming on #14 tee, fertilizer on the greens and rough, do some mowing, topdress putting surfaces, and finally be off the grass on the range tee.

As people know, I submit a Board report for the Park District, and one of the biggest concerns was snowmold and winterkill from ice. Needless to say, i've been here 15 seasons and finally had to break ice on greens. #2, #3, #6 and #11 greens ice was removed. As for winterkill, I can only say we had minor killing on #6 and the putting green. I expect a full recovery.