Missed us again!!

Well it looks like the much needed moisture missed us again. It would sure nice to get some kind of moisture soon. 

We are making steady strides everyday on the irrigation system.  We still have areas that are froze, two complete green complexes that do not work yet. At any rate steady improvement is what we will take right now. 

As many of you have noticed some of the fairways are struggling. Some of the brown areas will green up, others will need to be seeded. Not sure how much seeding will be needed, with some warmer weather we will know more. I have taken a couple of samples and have them in the shop, we are keeping them moist and warm. After a few days there is some green starting to emerge, a promising sign. As shown below is a sample from 9 fairway. 

Looks to be a nice weekend we will see you on the course. 

Ross

Irrigation Update

We are now at 90% of the irrigation is up  and working.  All the main lines are fully charged and seem to be holding good pressure. We still have several heads and valves to thaw out, hard to believe we still have some frost issues. I am hoping by the end of the weekend we can get most everything working. 

Goods news is all the new irrigation on the tees boxes is working as designed. Time will tell when we can get these new tees open for play, more on that in the next few weeks. Below is a picture of #2 tee complex, watering with freezing temperatures makes some nice ice. 

Have a wonderful Easter Weekend with family and friends!!!

Ross

Golf Course/Irrigation

This hot windy dry spring weather has not been good for the golf course. We have had several days 20 degrees over average temperature, then top it off with the high wind speeds. Several areas on the course are in dire need of some moisture. 

The last three days we have put all of our effort into to getting water to some areas and also getting the irrigation system on. As of Wednesday we finally have all the main lines charged. If you have been on the course you have seen several valve box covers and sprinkler heads laying out. We have done this to help thaw frosted or frozen components. Currently we are in the process of going through the lateral lines and sprinkler heads. As of Wesnesday we have gone through all the greens, tees and six fairways. Now in these areas we still have some heads and valves still froze.

The plan for Thursday is to go through the rest of the course and see where we are at, hoping by the end of the week have most everything working. 

A good shower of rain would be very beneficial. 

I hope to see you on the course!! 

Ross

Irrigation

Started filling irrigation lines on Sunday. Sure enough we found our first leak of the season. This can be typical due to the freezing and thawing conditions we get through the winter. These conditions caused the ground to shift and move, thus cracking the irrigation line. 

So Monday we will start the day off by fixing the leak. I'm sure hoping we don't have too many leaks, we are extremely dry and need to get some water on certain areas of the golf course. 

We will see you on the course!!

Ross

Dry conditions

This winter and spring have been relatively dry. We are hoping to get some moisture the few days. Since we're dealing with the unpredictability of Mother Nature we have started to fill the irrigation pond today. 

Not sure what happen from here but we are ready to start filling the irrigation lines at any time. The weather for next week looks to be warm and dry. A good shower of rain would go a long ways right now. 

We will see you on the course!!

Ross

New Garbage Containers

The recent cooler weather has put the maintenance staff back working in the shop. Today we finished grinding reels for Fischers Grove and also built new garbage containers for up be the Club House. These are some fun rewarding projects we get to do once in a while.  Shown below is Donny and Kenny applying a coat of sealer on the new container boxes. 

It looks like the weather will be turning warmer by the weekend. I hope to see you out on the course!!!

Ross 

Golf course open to walkers only

As of Thursday we are open for walkers only. We are not allowing carts at this time. The fairways are very soft/wet while the frost is coming out of the ground. This soft condition will continue until all the frost is gone. If we allow carts right now it would dramatically impact the Turfgrass quality in our fairways for the rest of the season. 

Today we are out hand watering some dry spots on the greens. Through many years of experience we know where these dry spots are. A little moisture now goes along ways in the spring green up. 

I hope you find the time to come out and enjoy your Golf Course!! 

Ross