On The Course March 14th, 2015

The only snow mold we are seeing is in some limited rough areas.

We have some significant frost on the turf this morning. The overnight temperatures are still getting close to freezing and it looks like we have a great couple of days this weekend. We are still holding off opening the Executive Course at this time as it dries out and the remaining frost releases from the ground. We saw some changes in soil temperatures yesterday as some of the greens were above freezing for the first time since November. We will continue to monitor the turf conditions and will be opening the golf course as soon as it is ready and we will minimize turf damage.

#13 fairway is looking very good.

There are a few frost heaves on #5 fairway.



Frost has risen the ground around the drainage line leading to the pond on #7

On The Course March 13th, 2015

Water melting across #6 Fairway on the Executive Course

 The weather has been great the last couple of days and the snow is almost completely gone. The frost is definitely coming out of the ground. The Championship greens have not thawed out very much with the covers holding in the cold temperatures. Our Turfguard sensors are still showing temperatures at 2 inches between 29-30.5 degrees. We getting closer to opening the Executive Course but with the soft conditions we would be doing too much damage by allowing golfers at this time.

These pictures posted were taken March 12th at 2pm. The range floor is thawing out and we have a little snow on the southside. When the turf firms up enough so golf balls will not plug into the ground we will look at opening the range. We have the turf portion of the tee covered and are working on pushing some growth. We will be opening on the mats as soon as we can.

There is still a little snow on the executive nine but it is melting fast.

Fairways on the Championship Course look very good.

Some light surface damage from skier going down #14 fairway

On The Course March 10th, 2015

Frost is starting to come out of the surface and you can see the footprints on the turf. Please stay OFF the course until we open.

We are into a very nice stretch of weather and the snow is melting and the frost is starting to come out of the ground. Being it is only March 10th I would bet this isn't the end of winter but we can definitely enjoy it while it is here. Please refrain from walking out on the golf course at this time as we can create some traffic depressions and do significant turf damage at this time. Once the frost has come out and the surface has dried and firmed up we will begin discussing opening the course. The Championship Course Greens are covered and will remain covered until we see a definite spike in our soil temperatures. We have seen some of our colder soil temperature this winter with the limited snow cover. Most of the greens are between 26 and 28 degrees right now and will probably hold that temperature for the next 3-4 days. I would not anticipate anything for movement on the Championship Course for the next 10-14 days.

We will continue to have more frequent updates on this blog this season and going into the summer. I will be introducing some of the new staff as well as the returning staff as we get closer to the golf season. I am very happy with the condition of the golf course at this time and we have a couple of very key weeks coming up that could get us off to a great golf season. Feel free to contact me at anytime regarding course conditions. JD and his staff in the Pro Shop will be setting up this week and will have the shop open next week. Make sure you are getting your ForeTees updates and you can also sign up to receive emails from this blog when new content is posted.

10 Fairway looks very good for March 10th with only a few small pockets of water.

A little sneak peak under the cover on #14 Green. Looks like it did last November when it was covered.