The greens that were unscathed by any bubble wrap inflicted ice problems are in very good shape. The other greens are in various stages of recovery with 2, 14 and 15 being the greens that will require the most attention. Spiking and over seeding is continuous and ongoing. The Poa annua has begun to seed which will also speed recovery in those disruptive seam lines. The sod on 15 green is looking good but we will take it slow with height of cut reductions. We hope to have it open for play in 2 weeks time.
Our nursery needed a little time before we could begin using it but it is now ready so we'll soon begin sodding work on 2 green, the collar on 6 green and some other smaller areas. The greens will always be in play so both Turf Care staff and golfers will need to exercise caution at times.
The bunkers do require a major sand adjust and some edging which is scheduled to begin next week. We do have a good supply of bunker sand in our inventory but we cannot order more from Idaho until the construction work just outside our entrance is finished. It is too small an opening for the large trucks to make the turn into the parking lot. A car barely even fits.
On The Course Over The Next Few Weeks:
- Stump grinding repairs using soil/seed, sod or wood chips.
- Tri Wave overseeder used on some fairways (eg: left edge of 9) and the mainline trench on 3 and 5 that requires more work.
- Bunker sand adjusting and edging.
- Fairway top dressing.
- Ongoing greens repair.
- Removal of some dead trees specifically at the Tee House and holes 12, 13, 14 and 2 tee
- High broken branch at 14 green.
Of Note:
- Old sprinkler removal is well underway. The front 9 is finished and we are currently working on the back 9. I'm sure a few have missed a few but we will attend to those as we see them. The old location maps are not accurate in a way, shape or form.
- Tees are being core aerated and topdressed on Monday and Tuesday. The back 9 today and the front 9 tomorrow.
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