FALL AND WINTER PROJECTS

Fall weather creates the opportunity for the golf course maintenance staff to take on special projects to improve the golf courses.  For the last several months we have been concentrating on  maintaining the golf courses.  Cooler weather has slowed the growth of the grasses on the golf courses and we no longer have mowing grass as our dominant activity.  We now have time fix all the troublesome areas on the golf courses with drainage and new construction. This is our chance to do the things which will make the golf courses better next year.

During this past year we were able to plant a herb garden outside the kitchen.  We also worked on bunker drainage and rock removal from the bunkers.  We created a new chipping green area with Miniverde Ultradwarf Bermuda.  We converted another green in a residential area to Champion Ultradwarf Bermuda. We removed asphalt cart paths which had been compromised by tree roots and replaced the asphalt with sand.  We eliminated seven out of play wastebunkers. We leveled tees.

repairing cart paths

herb garden

new chipping green

leveling tee on 2 South

 

 new champion green just after sprigging

 

Already this fall we have several projects underway.  We enlarged and renovated the putting green on Wellington Drive.  We regraded and enlarged the  back tee on 18 South and resodded it with Zeon Zoysia. We have undertaken a program to level and improve drainage on the left driving range tee.  We have begun drainage improvements in the bunkers on the North

 

 

drainage 9 North

 

drainage 9 North

 

renovated tee 18 south

renovated putting green on Wellington

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We have many other projects planned, including a new access path to the back of the driving range and enhancements to that "back of the range" practice area.  We plan to continue removing asphalt cart paths and improving the sand paths with more sand and drainage. We want to remove tress which are causing agronomic problems.  Repairs to our cart bridges with new decking and railings is in the planning stage.  We will run out of winter before we run out of projects.