Cart path blocks

We have Started to install cart path block at tees and greens to help protect the new sod where there is no curb. I never have been to able to figure out why it is so hard to park all four wheels on the path at tees and greens!  I find myself doing the same thing sometimes. SMH  (Shake My Head)  Kevin

Good week of GREEN

With temperatures over 80 degrees over the last 7 days we have exploded in color.  We started mowing on a schedule this week.  It's nice to see green!  We are working on a few things as well.  We are sodding area around tees and greens to do away with exposed dirt areas due to foot traffic and soil compaction.  We are also spraying native grass areas that we have bush hogged to knock back weeds and briers.  Some areas will be sprayed out completely while others will be only sprayed  36 feet off the edge of the ruff.  Cleaning the ruff  is a project that we are 100% committed to but will take a couple years to get fully accomplished.  With the sod fields coming out of dormancy slowly as well we are still a couple weeks out on the sodding of 6 fairway.   Kevin

Back to Brown!

We were well on our way to turning green until last weekend hit us with a cold hard frost.  The paint was working perfect warming up the soil and turning us green week ahead of schedule.  In step MOTHER NATURE!  The weather out look does look good for the next week to warm us back up.  there is a good side to the frost as well.  We now have extra time ti button up some things/projects around the course.  I hope your plants/flowers did not get smacked by the frost as well.  Kevin

#6 Fairway update.

The massive sink hole in #6 fairway has been repaired.  We Still need to do final grade and sod the fairway.  We are going to wait a couple weeks to sod waiting on the sod fields to harvest green sod and increase our success rate.  The white tee on #7 will be sodded at the same time. We have started to reapir the drain in the approach on 14 fairway.  Sometimes it's fustrating dealing with this massive property and the mind of Mike Strantz.  This what we thought was going to be a easy fix once we found out the end of the pipe was 3 feet deep in silt seems to be a major repair.  The pipe over the last 15 years has comletely filled with silt.  We are now in the process of finding the most inexspenceive but long term repair. We are starting green up and and making the first cuts in fairways, tees, collars, and approaches as well.  Hope you are getting a chance to come out and enjoy this wonderful weather.  Kevin

Painting

We Will Start the process of painting the fairways at all three clubs this week.  This usually takes about 9-10 days to spray all the fairways at all three clubs. (+/-138 acres).  There might be a cart restriction on freshly painted fairways. Please keep a look out for Fairway Closed Signs!

Greens are rolling smooth and have a great pace to them.  We stimped them at 11 yesterday afternoon.

Hole 6 will be played as a par 3 for the next couple weeks while we repair the drainage sink hole in the middle of the fairway.  The guys fixing the drain are not golfers and have been asked to be considerate of golfers but I cannot tell you they are going to stop working.

We have started our spring Irrigation Audit.  Each spring we go through our entire Irrigation System to make sure everything is working and working properly.  If you see water on, it will not be on long we just need to make sure that the correct water comes on and the head is spinning properly. Then comes the fun part of repairing the problems.

The course is very wet and will be cart path only for a few days.  Call the pro shop to get cart path rule for the day!

Aerafication is coming soon we will post these date on the Blogs in the near future!

If your a DYI person, now is the time to get your Pre-Emergent down.  If your looking for a great green up for your yard but don't want the labor of mowing yet, Ironite is a great product to get that accomplished.  You can get Ironite at Lowes, Home Depot, or Southern States.  It's not that expensive. $8-10 bucks per bag!

Have a great week, Kevin

This Week

We are starting the process of spraying Pre-Emergent this week and as soon as we finish with that we are going to start Painting Fairways.  Kevin

Projects this week!

We have started the repair on #6 Fairway Drain.  The tees have been set up as a par 3 about 110 yards.  The other repair is the drain on #14 fairway on the other side of the mounds.  Both of these project should be completed by the end of the week and believe me we are just as happy as you to see them fixed.  If you see Joe Sanders out and about, make sure you tell him thanks for the time, equipment, and help with both repairs!  I hope you get a chance to play golf in this BEAUTIFUL weather this week.  Kevin