Monday we started the process of firing up the irrigation system. Not only is the first time we have charged the system in March but rarely have we done so before the third week of
April. This will be the second time in the history of the club that we have opened the golf course in March.
With the lack of rainfall so far I feel it is best we get the system charged and make sure we work through the normal broken pipe and head damage that we normally see. As of yesterday (Wednesday) we have seen a much smaller volume of problems. It has taken two days to get our mainlines fully charged (another record). I attribute that to the large blanket of snow last Fall before the frost set in deep.
Just a reminder that it is early in the season and the peat fairways still have frost coming out of them. They are soft through out and we need to keep cart traffic to a minimum, so please keep them in the rough as much as possible. This will insure we don't have to spend extra time fixing ruts and your fellow golfers have a better surface to play from. Enjoy this great weather!
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