The Week Of April 25th to the 29th

The cooler, wetter weather that one would expect this time of year has arrived. As a result turf growth has slowed considerably. Once temperatures warm up we will return to our daily mowing routines. In the meantime greens will be rolled, course setup will be dictated by the amount of play and other tasks will have more resources committed to them.

On The Course This Week:

1. Greens will be topdressed on Wednesday morning.

2. Bunker edging, sand adjustment and addition will be ongoing.

3. The perimeter of the property and "difficult to get to" areas will be cleaned up.

4. The ponds have been treated to deal with the flush of algae growth. Results have been very good.

5. The washroom construction on #14 is almost complete. The contractor was waiting for the correct door to arrive from British Columbia. Dave Quinn, in the meantime, is working on the landscaping and will move inside to install cabinets, etc. once the door is installed.

6. The walk off areas that see so much traffic will be consistently aerated, overseeded, topdressed and fertilized throughout the summer beginning this week.

7. The warmup green will  see sod work on the southern section. The mouse damage to the winter air lines was extensive and it is obvious as to what needs replacing. This green is front and center and in view of the Golf Shop and Spike Bar so waiting for natural recovery will take too long (as we struggled with 2 seasons ago).


We have begun the process of lowering mowing heights and moving away from our riding mowers to the walkers on greens and tees (approaches are always walk mowed) as more staff arrive in Turf Care. We will have our full compliment of employees by the end of next week. Our staff shirts are blue this season and head protection will be a dark blue plastic foam lined cap (similar in shape to a golf hat). Steel toed footwear is mandatory and they are allowed to have their mobile phones with them. It is a very quick and effective means of supervisor/employee communication. However, as one would expect in this day and age, we do have to closely manage the use of them. All Turf Care staff will be wearing light brown pants or knee length shorts. They also have a warm pullover and rain gear for inclement weather. Their safety and your peace of mind as you play golf amongst the staff is paramount at The Royal Mayfair.