Project Update

Course Project Update:


Stump cleanup is complete.

Stump filling should be completed by Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

Tee work- Tees on #7, 8, 12 have be sodded and seeded. We will have some finish work around the bases of the tees sod cutting an edge and adding a little more sod.  Irrigation on #3 tee will go in Monday and Tuesday of next week and we will be hauling in some topsoil.  They should be ready for seed and sod by the end of the week.  The banks to the right of the tee and behind will be sodded with Bluegrass and the left side will be seeded with a blend of native type Fescues.  This is the same type as we used on #4 Blue/Black tee.

Filling of low area off of #13 tee - we have installed drainage and will be adding more soil to raise the area a few feet. This soil will be hauled in starting next week.  As with all these projects it will depend on weather.

The height of cut on #6 and #16 green is currently at .135" as compared to .125" on the rest of our greens.  It will be brought down the rest of the way to match the other greens on the golf course by wednesday of next week.

Please feel free to contact me with further questions.

Project time

   With a shortened Holiday week behind us and the addition of some summer help we will be digging into our list of projects for the summer.  We will be continuing our stump work this week with a final round of grinding and cleanup.  We will also be filling holes and prepping for sod.  We started some preliminary work on the banks of the tees and will continue our work to get those ready to be sodded.  We will also be adding some better soil to the tee tops to prepare them for seeding.  Irrigation needs to be altered on the tee on #8 and #7.  We will need to re-install irrigation in #3 tee as the old irrigation is no longer useable.
   This week we will also be making our first application of growth regulators to our fairways and greens.  This helps to keep growth consistent and under control so we can get a better quality of cut and reduce our labor.  With the peat soils in our fairways, any time we get rain we get a release of nutrients that causes a flush in growth.  Often times you can achieve good speed in the morning but as the day goes on growth slows them down.  Applications to our greens help in keeping green speeds consistent throughout the day.
   Finally, with the loss of our Mechanic we are doing our best to keep the golf course conditioning at the level you have come to expect.  We will have set backs here and there but are committed to keeping the golf course conditions and your golfing experience our top priority.  We will do our best to complete our projects in a timely fashion and with the highest workmanship possible.  We appreciate your understanding.