Golf Course Report
April 19, 2018
The April Report is always filled with a little bit of -
exhaustion, from the seemingly endless Golf Season; relief, from surviving the
onslaught of 25,000 golfers in a four month span; optimism, from the light at
the end of the short tunnel ahead that will allow my team to begin the process
of making the course even better; and of course a little bit of pride, love and
admiration for my team, they began this season under the most adverse
conditions and constantly went above and beyond expectations. We end each day at the time clock with a fist
bump, a handshake and/or a hug and this year that interaction has a little more
meaning. We rise and fall as one, we are
a True Family.
It is interesting to look back at the ups and downs, the
goods and bad and the successes and failures.
Typically they all tend to revolve around weather. From a record breaking wet summer to a not so
nice storm named Irma followed by months of clean up. This led right into a very cold January,
record breaking heat in February, back to a seasonable March and now we are
getting late cold fronts in the third week of April. On a daily basis, weather effects our
decisions on cultural practices, fertility, irrigation, mower set up, and a
multitude of other functions. That is
the blessing of having a team that can adapt on the fly with the ever changing
conditions and plans.
We are all looking forward to the summer. Well maybe me more than others. We have
plenty of projects planned that will improve the golf course from a playability
aspect and enhance the aesthetic value of your round. I anticipate some
re-planting of perimeter buffers, some widening of playable surfaces, leveling
and expanding a few tees, replacing the asphalt on #11 with concrete, a
concerted effort to improve fairway conditions and a few other tricks up my
sleeve to give Stonebridge a new look for next Season.
My pursuit for perfection continues to motivate me to take
Stonebridge to places it has never seen before.
If you think this year was good, wait ‘til next year!
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| Male Wood Duck |
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| Osprey Cleaning Fish prior to delivering to the nest |
