Course Updates

The weather has been reasonably pleasant lately and the forecast for next week looks promising. Sunshine and heat for the Member Guest events on Tuesday and Wednesday. Keep your fingers crossed. We will not be disturbing the greens, tees or fairways to any great extent for the next week. Only rolling, mowing and double cutting as usual.

On The Course:

• Small sod repairs on fairways and a few collars.
• Root removal on a few fairways (poplar roots run out very long distances).
• Aerating and topdressing the walkout area from #2 green to the cartpath (I know it was renovated last fall but it sees an incredible amount of traffic and will need continuous attention).
• Repairs to the old oil spill in front of #9 tee reds and the small fuel spill on #2 fairway.
• Aerating, overseeding and topdressing of various wear and tear areas that are not in play and mostly on the front 9.

LREP:

• The ponds will be emptied after the Member Guest next week. Our large (and loud) 6 inch water pump will handle the work.
• Eric and I have met with CTC to review the logistics of the work this fall. Our goal is to minimize turf damage after learning a few lessons last fall.
• We will begin some tree and brush removal in advance of the projected LREP start date.

Aeration:

• We will be core aerating the course in 2 phases this fall. The back 9 will be done first soon after it is closed. We will wait until early October to work on the front 9 in order to give any members that are  still playing some good conditions for a little longer than usual. I'm not worried about seasonal timing. The late work will not adversely affect the front 9.
• In addition to the short cut turf areas we plan on aerating as much of the rough as possible. I think its been awhile since the rough has been aggresively aerated.

Frost:

• Yes, frost. It is on the way. I will be posting some information in the near future. I know you have all heard the discussion in the past and I'm assuming some of you have your own thoughts on the matter but please read and consider the points I will present in a future blog and the September newsletter.

Thanks,
Wade