We had a great opening week for the golf course. We opened the course for play on Wednesday the 30th and have had great weather for the last 5-6 days..a little windy over the weekend but beautiful non the less. We opened with the bunkers falling under our local rule due to the fact that they need cleaning and conditioning before we put rakes out. The driving range is opened and the tee deck is restricted to the mats for another week or so until we get more active growth going. So no irons on the grass, only drivers.
The course is coming along slowly but surely. Conditions are still reflective of early season but things are greening up and filling in. We have been concentrating on getting the mouse/vole damage cleaned up first so we can get seed out to fill in those areas. We will be starting on the bunkers this week and focusing on greenside first then make another lap to address fairway bunkers. The greens are coming along and will be improving daily. Our goal is to have them up to expectations by the 15th or so.
We also received our new golf cart fleet yesterday and are so excited about that! On that note please be respectful of your travels around the course and adhere to our signage and ropes. This time of year is typically wet and things are just starting to grow. It is more important than ever to not drive on approaches, around greens, tee decks and other "playable" areas. We are going to be seeding and aerifying (punching holes) in high traffic areas, cart path ends, etc. over the next several weeks and our ropes and signage are in place to help us recover those areas more quickly going into summer.
There are bison on the course, as is the case this time of year, so we caution everyone especially walkers to be vigilant of them. I hope everyone has a great week and look forward to seeing you on the course this summer.
Andy Erskine, GCS
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| Bison hanging out on #9 |
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