Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Range Bunkers Complete

This morning we finished the "visual" bunkers on the driving range.  It always rewarding to complete a project and see the final result.  Below are a couple of pictures of the process.  The final result will be very maintenance friendly, still providing the visual of a bunker. 

Cutting out the sod to a depth of 3"


On this particular bunker we had to cut out a mound to give us the proper look we desired.

It's that time of year we start to lose some of our seasonal staff members.  This year I had a great seasonal team.  There were many days where the working conditions were less than ideal.  This place is nothing without the dedication of all of the employees.  If you get a chance make sure to thank them.  Below is a picture of most of the maintenance staff 2019.  THANK YOU!!



Enjoy your course!
Ross

Friday, July 5, 2019

Rain Rain and More Rain

Rain seems like it just won't stop this year.  I don't remember the last time I ran a full cycle on the irrigation system.  It is starting to get to a point where we have mushy wet areas,  I sure hope we dry out soon.  As much as possible keep your carts out of the wet areas, we try to keep them marked and on occasion we miss one.  Thank You 

With all the rain the golf course has been in great shape.  Most new seeded areas are filling in nicely.  Keeping up with the rapid growth rate has been challenging at times.  I think most of the maintenance staff are getting tired of wearing rain gear on a daily basis.

The minimum maintenance areas on the course are on their second year.  The first year we received very little rain, the areas grew very little.  This year they have gone to the other extreme, lots of growth and filled in.  We are monitoring the areas and may have to make some fine tuning to them.  If you have nay suggestions please let me know.  Your input is appreciated.

One project still in the works is installing the sand looking agri material on the driving range, we have the material on site.  This will give the visual look of a bunker and be very maintenance friendly.  If all goes well we start on this project in the next week or so.  

Below are few pictures of the Course.  Enjoy




The course is great come out and enjoy!