On The Course Saturday, April 25th

We are fixing a drainage pipe on #7

 We are rolling greens this morning and raking bunkers. It looks like it will be a little overcast this morning but the sun should start to peak through this afternoon. We have a pretty extensive project going on at the start of #7 fairway. The 24" drain tile that drains most of the lower holes frost heaves and moves a little every year. This spring when the pipe settle it cracked an irrigation line that was put in under the pipe. There are several other issues with this area and we have decided to re-route some irrigation lines and reset the drainage pipe. This will fix most of the problems with this area and we will be covering the pipe with some more fill material so it does not frost heave as bad. There was only a couple of inches of soil on top of the pipe and that allowed it to heave significantly. We will be picking up some pipe on Monday and hope to have everything backfilled Tuesday and ready for sod.

The crew has added some sand to the bunkers

#10 Green

On The Course April 21st, 2015

Moises Lopez mowing #1 Tee

We have a couple more days of cooler weather this week and then it looks like it should warm up for the weekend. The irrigation system is almost completely charged and we have seen a couple of leaks but I had expected more with the cold bare winter. Kurt has been busy fixing those leaks and will be backfilling #7 and #12 today. Nick has been on the tractor with the deep tine and has almost all of the fairways done. We still have some peat soil areas to do but will be waiting on those until later this spring. This is a really good project to have done and we will be looking at adding some sand to the fairways in the next couple of weeks.

We will be working on the irrigation for the tee complex on #13 over the next couple of days. The tee top will be finished later this week or early next week. We will start on #17 tee soon and will hopefully have those projects wrapped up before the end of April. Nick will be starting to work on plugging a few of the greens that have a little bit of damage from winter on them.

We are having a Grounds Meeting today at 3pm and there will be a Town Hall Meeting tomorrow at 7pm to update the Membership on the Land Purchase and Capital projects.

On The Course April 16th, 2015

Toni Duerr mowing #11 fairway

 We are working on some small detail projects today and will be charging the irrigation system. The process of charging the irrigation is usually a pretty slow process and we will be working on some of the front nine today. The possibility of irrigation leaks after the winter we have had is typically higher with the level of frost we had in the ground. If you are on the course and see some water sitting where it shouldn't don't hesitate to call the Pro Shop and let them know about it. The staff will be moving throughout the course looking for leaks and working on charging the system today. If we have a marking flag or green and white stake near the leak we have identified it and will be getting it corrected as soon as possible.

The rough has started to grow a little and we will be allowing carts off the path starting on Friday. We still ask you use the path as much as possible and stay on the path around all greens and tees. Signs will be out directing where to get back on the path. We would like all carts to remain on the paths on the Par 3 holes and will have some holes designated as cart path only occasionally. If we get into a cold stretch of weather and the rough starts to get thinned out we might have to go back to paths only. We have typically kept the carts on the paths until May 1st but we have had some good weather.

If you have been on the course this week you have noticed we began working on regarding the Green and White tee on #13. This is part of our Master Plan and will be working on completing the tee early next week.

Slope Laser set up for #13 Green Tee

Rough Grading the expanded Green and White Tee on #13

On The Course April 12th, 2015

Rene Guerrero mowing the Chipping Green

 

We had a very good day Saturday. The crew mowed and rolled the greens. The greens are starting to grow a little and with the warm temperatures we expect them to really change over the next couple of days. We have a few spots of Crown Hydration on a few greens. Most of the damaged areas will grow out of it but we are anticipating plugging a few spots on 10 green and a couple other small areas. The crew has done a great job this past week getting the course cleaned up and ready for golf despite the snow showers and cold weather.

 

 

We will be rolling greens today and changing pin locations. Moises will be moving tee markers and the rest of the staff will be raking bunkers. It is supposed to be another warm day but the wind is already blowing. They are forecasting some spotty showers this afternoon and evening. We will be starting some projects this next week and will be sending some updates out.

 

 



Alfredo Gutierrez rolling 18 green

Small area of Crown Hydration on the Chipping Green

On The Course April 9th, 2015

Kurt Wacker applying some fertilizer to the range tee

 The weather has not been the best but we have been able to get out on the course and get some detail projects done. The crew has been cleaning the brush and debris off of the fairways and rough areas throughout the course. We rolled the greens on Wednesday and changed pin locations. There is a significant chance of rain today and we will be working on shop projects today. The forecast for the weekend is looking very good.

The crew has been working on some drainage basin repair as well as some edging for the flower beds. The turf areas are just starting to get going and we have seen a nice green hue to the ground over the past couple of days. A nice sunny warm day will really help get the turf growing. Corey Heasley and Jeff Hall have set up the deep tine aerifier and we will be looking at getting some fairways solid tined and rolled this next week. This will be minimally disruptive to the fairways and it will be a good time to get the process started. We also will be looking at getting some topdressing on the fairways as soon as they start to grow.

The Evergreen cover that has been on the range tee is promoting some growth

Reynaldo Gutierrez rolling the Chipping Green

On The Course April 2nd, 2015

Sod in the bunkers will be replaced today

The golf course received a little bit of rain overnight and we avoided any damage from the storms. There are a few small branches down throughout the golf course and the crew will be cleaning up those today. Corey is going to be training some of the crew on the Executive Nine mowing greens and rolling. Kurt and Nick are going to be working on replacing sod and filling drainage holes on the back nine greens. They will be setting the back nine for play today.

The crew was able to get all of the Excelsior mats into the storage trailers before the rain. Tremendous effort by the crew getting that done. We will be mowing some of the fine turf areas this week and if the fairways firm up we will look at getting them mowed before the weekend. The forecast looks very good for Saturday and Sunday but a cool down comes early next week.

On The Course April 1st

A view from the back of #6 green

 We have made some very good progress so far this week. The front nine is open for play and we should have the back nine open later today. We are seeing a few small crown hydration spots on a couple greens but overall they look great. If they are dry enough today we will get a roll on them and look at mowing them later this week. There is going to be a nice warm up today with a chance of some afternoon thunderstorms. We are still pretty soft on the golf course and will remain cart path only until things firm up.

The main goal today is to get all of the covers in the storage trailers nice and dry. Once the covers are in the crew will be setting up the back nine for play. Fernando, Alfredo and Erik are working on cleaning up the front nine bunkers. Corey and a small group are blowing the chaff off the back nine greens. Kurt, Nick and Rubiel are working on hauling covers to the trailers.

Our drainage cut outs have been helping

A few minor blemishes on the front left of #6 green

Kurt Wacker hauling mats to the storage trailers