Lake Maintenance

As I mentioned in my daily email to the Members yesterday, we are working on erosion control around our Lake on Hole #1, #10 and #18. We recently had some areas of the lake's bank restored and now we are in the process of trying to grow some grass along the bank in order to keep it from eroding again. First, we seeded around the bank and then we installed a burlap fabric over the seed in order to hold the seed in place, provide some shade for the seed and hold in the moisture so that the seed can germinate. Once the seed germinates the grass will grow through the burlap fabric and the fabric, over time, will decompose. We will also be topdressing the seed and fabric with a thin layer of sand to help in the process of growing new grass around the bank of the lake.

Recent Work On Hole # 12 Tee

As we are gearing up for the 2013 golf season, my staff has recently done some beautification work on #12 Tee as well as some needed repair near the steps leading up to the tee.

Back of #12 Tee landscape

#12 Tee

Concrete between the steps

Repaired pothole at the base of the steps on Hole #12

Spring Aeration Schedule

TEE AERATION- March 25-29

We will aerate nine tees on Monday the 25th and nine tees on Tuesday the 26th, weather permitting.

GREEN AERATION- April 1-5

We will aerate the practice green and driving range green on Monday April 1st. We will aerate Holes 1-9 on Tuesday, April 2nd. Holes 1-9 will have temporary greens for that day. We will aerate Holes 10-18 on Wednesday, April 3rd. Holes 10-18 will have temporary greens for that day. On Thursday, April 4th, all greens will be open, weather permitting.

FAIRWAY AERATION- April 8-May 3

Green Aeration

Irrigation Improvements and Repairs

Besides trimming trees and working on drainage, we are also busy adding irrigation heads in areas where we have poor irrigation coverage.

Digging trench for new sprinkler head on Hole #8

We also stay busy repairing the occassional irrigation leak.

Digging up leak on Hole #14