Bunker Maintenance

Today is a "Bunker Maintenance" kind of day. With the help of some more seasonal staff on board we are going through all the bunkers today. 

Checking sand depths and adding sand where needed, weed eating all edges, raking all edges and cleaning out any debris. This will be a day long project for a crew of 4-5 workers. 

The maintenance staff does a good job of noticing most items that need attention on the golf course.  There are times where we may miss something, if you notice any items that need attention on the golf course please feel free to contact me. 

Summer weather looks to be here. The golf course is in great shape. Come out and enjoy the beauty of MC3!!!

Thank You!

Ross

Top Dressing the green approach.

This week we top dressed the approach area in front of all the greens. The process involves applying a heavy application of pure sand, this will help keep these areas more firm/playable throughout the golf season.  We will try to top dress the approach area at least once a month throughout the growing season. 

The greens recently have been in a funk, they are brownish looking and just not doing much at all. The playability has not been affected just color and not looking a healthy green color.  This is a result of the cooler/ freezing temperatures last weekend, the brownish blotchy look is just the different cultivars of grass being effected by the frost. With the warmer temperatures the last few days and an application of liquid nitrogen they are on the rebound. We will continue to monitor and keep them heading the right direction.  They are getting more color in them every day. 

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me. 

We will see you on the course!!

Ross

Course Update May 14

Here we are mid May. The golf course is in great shape. Over the next two weeks the remaining season staff will be on board. This will allow us to start fine tuning the golf course, making you golf experience even better.

Thursday we were able to get out and lightly top dress the greens for the first time this year. This will help smooth the green surface, add some green speed and help with thatch management. As the season goes on we will try to top dress and least every other week. 

Over the next two weeks we will be looking at performing compaction relief on the tees and greens. This will be accomplished with a 1/4" solid needle tine. There will be a very low impact on the playability of the golf course, in fact most golfers will not even notice. If you have any questions about this process or any maintenance items please feel free to contact me. 

We will see you on the course!!!

Ross