Golf Course Report

February 2015

February is a time to take stock in how we are holding up through the first month of heavy play.  The challenge is to maintain a high quality playing surface throughout the course.  Each year we implement new programs that are aimed at providing conditions that are superior for our members and guests.  The cart path extensions, supplemental fertility and member awareness has improved our traffic patterns.  A shift in our tee program helped strengthen the playing surface.  We took some time in January to address a couple of our wet areas around the course.  Drainage was added to #12, #13 and #14.  We have identified a couple more areas that we will conquer in the next few weeks.  These projects will be marked as “Ground Under Repair” until they are completely playable. 

The remainder of this month will be focused on fine-tuning the course for the upcoming member events.  We are scheduled to apply fertilizer to the entire property in the coming weeks.  This fertilizer will provide the nutrients required to maintain a healthy stand of turf as well as prevent weed germination through the Spring Season.  The timing of this application should give us excellent presentation for our member/guest events in late February and early March. 

We continue to work hard on the areas that need attention, from tee to green.  Our staff takes great pride in improving the course each and every day.  When you measure your success on a daily basis, sometimes it is prudent to realize how far you have come in a year.  Our team works every day to be better than yesterday, this results in a course that is 365 times better than last year.  And it fuels the fire for next year.