Carth Path Repair Initiative

This Winter we have been busy repairing broken sections of cart paths. This past week repairs were made on holes 10, 11 and 18. This now brings us to a total of 148 linear feet (1,036 square feet) that has been replaced. Our goal is to complete 300 linear feet which as you know is the length of a football field!

Why Frost Delays?

During the Winter months, we will inevitably experience the occasional frost delay. Frost occurs when the soil surface is 32F or below, causing dew to freeze on the turf. The actual frost itself does not cause damage. However, when weight is applied to frosted turf in the form of foot or vehicular traffic, damage will result. This is especially important with our greens as walking on a frost covered green can produce foot-shaped patterns of brown, dead turf. These areas can take weeks and even months to recover. As you know, frost occurs in the morning hours and will melt as the sun and temperatures begin to rise. Please be assured that during frost delays, the Golf Course Maintenance staff will work closely with the Golf Pro Shop to monitor temperatures as well as course conditions and to ensure that all delays are minimal.

Cart Path Repairs

One of our goals this winter was to repair several sections of broken cart paths each month. During the month of December, the Golf Course Maintenance staff completed four sections on the 15th hole. Over the next couple of weeks we plan to begin repairs on holes 10 and 11. We will keep you updated as we go.

We were pleasantly surprised with over 2 inches of slow rainfall this past week. This was a huge benefit to the course and came slow enough that minimal cleanup was needed. As the continue through the Summer months, please take the time to repair your ball mark and one other. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you on the golf course.

Each Fall the tees on the Par 3s are overseeded with ryegrass to provide turf throughout the winter months. In the Spring, when temperatures warm up ideally the ryegrass will "fade away" and the Bermuda will replace it. Because this Spring was so long and cooler than most the ryegrass thrived longer than usual. When typical Summer temps hit all at once the ryegrass checked out quickly leaving thin turf on holes 11 and 13. To promote fast recovery, we have aerified all Par 3 tees and fertilized the tees on all 18 holes. This combined with the recent 2" of rain have generated a lot of growth and tees should all be good in another week.

Fairway Aerification

With the Member guest now behind us, we will begin aerifying all fairways this week. We will pull cores, mow them when dry and then blow the fairway. The fairways are very healthy and will recover quickly.

The entire course was fertilized a couple of weeks ago. That along with the periodic rain events have really helped a lot. We have also begun mowing the intermediate rough cut as well.