On The Course This Week

The  showers we keep receiving every 2 or 3 days is making it difficult to keep the golf course firm. That being said I remind EVERYONE to please repair your ballmarks. They aren't hard to see when the greens are soft so please help out and do your part.

The membership is doing a good job of fixing divots by replacing the turf or using the sand seed containers. My preference is to always put back the turf if it is in one piece. Thanks for your help.

The tree on 18 was cleaned up last Friday after a few days of chainsaw work. The large stump and protruding root mass will be ground down by Carrington & Company when he passes through Edmonton again.

On The Course:

• Spraying control product on clover and any other broadleaf weeds
• Light sanding of fairways Tuesday and Wednesday
• Spraying fertilizer and growth regulator on fairways after topdressing is completed
• Granular fertilizer in select areas of rough
• Completion of  fairway bunker sand adjustment (#3 and #5 waste bunker)
• Continued minor greens repair
• Renovation of the walk off area behind 17 green

We will be removing the worn out turf behind 17 green and replacing it with a section of artificial grass that will be topdressed with sand. The sand will work down into the fibers and give it a better feel when you are walking on it. The section will extend from the top of the mound down to the cartpath. I have seen this used with good success (and a decent appearance) at The Calgary Golf & Country Club. It is just too difficult to grow turf on that narrow exit point.