On The Course June 18th, 2015

Nick Walters with the Pink Shirt mowing IM Rough

We have a Guest Day this afternoon with a 1:15pm Shotgun. We are mowing greens and fairways this morning. Once the greens are mowed and the surface has dried we will be rolling the greens. We have been topdressing the greens weekly and with the heavy dew this morning we cannot roll the greens until they dry up. The crew is working on push mowing and trimming bunkers banks.

The Development construction started this week and there have been a quick change to the west side of the property. The barn has been cleaned out as well as a significant portion of the tree clearing that is necessary for the development. After being on this course for over 10 years the typical views I have been used to are changing. The look we are seeing in the picture below opens up the view of the golf course from 2 down into 3 fairway. As the development progresses we will be adding a significant amount of trees on the perimeter of the golf course to help with screening. We have been able to save some trees that are right on the property boundary and will be working with the developer to try to keep as many as possible. We will also be working with them on some berms that can separate the development from the golf course and help with screening.

Different look down from the approach bunker on 2 to 3 fairway.

The Tree Feller made quick work of the woods to the west of #2