On The Course December 18th

The rain over the past weekend has left a layer of porous ice on TOP of the Excelsior Mats.

 I walked out of my house Saturday morning and was greeted by rain falling from the sky. I never get a very good feeling when it rains in the middle of December. We have been out on the course looking around and I am pleasantly happy with what we have seen. With the big snow we received before the rain it has helped keep any major ice from forming. We do have some porous ice just above the turf surface and in several low areas on some fairways some thicker spots of ice. As you can see in the picture above the ice layer is on top of the Excelsior mats and the moisture did not reach the surface of the greens. This should help with any blowing snow issues we could face in the coming weeks. This rain event has help set up the loose snow and we have a good blanket covering the entire golf course.

#1 Fairway has a porous ice layer above the turf canopy.

 The tees and fairways look really good under the blanket of snow. We do have some small pockets of ice in some low areas but nothing to be too concerned with at this point. We have much colder temperatures in the forecast with the night time temperatures in the single digits and the daily highs in the low 20's and Upper teens.

The screening slats are being installed today along CR 116 and should help with some of the road noise and traffic distractions. Should look really good when the new trees leaf out in the spring.

Screening slats are being installed on the new section of fence along CR 116.