Rain!!

Recieved some much needed rainfall the last few days.  So far at the shop we have 1.80". 

Irrigation is now about 95%. I am hoping this rain will take the rest if the frost out of the ground, we an then get all our heads working. 

The course is pretty good shape. We do have some fairways and collars that are slow in greening up. Most of this is a result of the open cold winter, the plants we stressed and lost their moisture. If needed we will be reseeding these areas as the ground temperature warms. 

Here is a picture of 6 fairway. This is one of the fairways we may have to reseed if needed. 

We will see you on the course!! 

Irrigation

The last few days our focus has turned to irrigation.  Cleaning hard water deposits and heads that are still to cold to turn on are the focus. 

As of this morning we have about 85%  of the heads working. The rest are still froze,  we gain a few each night. We also still have a main line that is not working by 5 green, so we have to use the water tank to keep that green moist. 

A chance of rain today, hopefully a nice shower will come our way. 

We will see you on the course!!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!!   

It's a beautiful day!!

Natural Areas

The recent cool down has slowed the spring green up.  It also has allowed us to clean/burn some of the natural areas within the dike system. We are not finished, if Mother Nature allows we will burn some more this week. 

This week we were also able to clean up the stump grindings on the golf course. All the grindings are picked up and the holes have been filled with dirt. We will seed these areas when the soil temperatures warm up. 

Looks like the temperatures will warm by the weekend, come out and enjoy your golf course!!

Driving range divots

Check out the pictures for proper divot management!!!

Driving Range Ropes

We have installed ropes on the driving range tee.  We are trying to manage the wear on the driving range tee better this year.  So please hit all range balls from between the two ropes.

Hand watering greens

It's April and predicted hight of 79, winds 22-25 mph and low humidity. To much frost to get the irrigation system filled so we are out hand watering greens. We will continue to hand water as needed to the irrigation system is up and running.