Golf Course Report
November 2019
November id the “unofficial” start
of the Golf season. We kick it off with Women’s
and Men’s Opening Days and we welcome back most of our seasonal members. The golf course is in as good of condition as
it has ever been heading into the onslaught of play. All our major projects are completed and most
of the little ones will be wrapped up in short order. My entire team has pitched in with their
efforts and ideas to make the course enjoyable for everyone. With that being said, let’s all be prepared
for the changes that lie ahead of us.
We have received close to 100%
approval rating for the course conditions at this point of the journey. Let’s all be cognizant of these warm and
fuzzy feelings as the deluge of traffic and the colder temperatures are right
around the corner. Our department is
confident we can produce the best possible conditions throughout the
season. We have added some new products
to our arsenal, and we will tighten the intervals of applications to produce
maximum growth potential. With the
elimination of most of the problems that hindered our previous seasons, a lot
will be hinging on the awareness of those that are playing golf. Signs, barriers and newsletters are
ineffective if the golfer does not believe they are an integral part of the
process. Realizing that there are more
golfers following your lead, the importance of reducing wear, fixing ball marks
and filling divots becomes paramount. If
we all remember to stay on the provided cart path as much as possible and exit
and enter each path at a different point each and every time, we are on the
golf course, we will greatly reduce the wear and tear in our most traveled
areas. This rule of thumb should be adhered
to by all members, guests, maintenance staff and rangers. In the past I have labeled this initiative as
“Take the Road less Traveled”, this season I am aiming for a sense of “Personal
Pride”. Play your round as if Jack
Nicklaus is in the group behind yours. The
goal is to enjoy your time on the golf course and leave it in the best possible
conditions for those that follow.
I am unbelievably proud of my team for
all their hard work during a very busy and distracting Summer. The course has improved dramatically over the
previous year. My hope is that Mother
Nature will be kind to us, and that Jack Frost has decided not to come this far
South. We will stay very busy through
now and December 31st, a few more tiny projects and improvements
before the madness begins.
