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# 11 forward tee being soded

Grading # 11 forward tee

# 16 blue tee

Good sod from # 11 tee was used to replace thin grass on # 16 blue tee.

Sod crew on 13 tee

Jesus, Oscar, Carmen, Jose, Scott and Eduardo stand for a photo after sodding the forward tee on hole 13. The surround will be completed next week.

preparing 13 forward tee for new sod.

# 11 back tee has been leveled and new sod installed.

#11 spillway rock in place

The stone pointing will be completed on Friday 11/24. The 11th hole may be closed for the morning while work is completed.

Sod work on # 11 tee.

The back tee on hole #11 is being sodded today. We plan to start the forward tee next week.

Stone capping on # 11 pond

Greens aeration and topdressing is complete

Greens should steadily improve and be back to normal, for this time of year, within 2 weeks.

The crew topdressing # 12 green.

Greens 12-16 are completed. We will continue to work sand into the grass after each rain.

13 green after topdressing

Men's closing day

Greens aeration!

We plan on aerating greens on Monday. We will be using 1/2" coring tines. The plugs will be removed and the holes filled with sand. We need dry weather for this process so weather is a big factor in how quickly we complete all the greens. Typically we will aerate 5-6 greens per day. The process will continue until complete. Holes that are being worked on will play to a temporary cup in the fairway.

Evergreen plantings at lower parking rain garden.

Scott and Arnulfo plant Inkberry Hollies at the lower parking lot.

Fall color at the clubhouse

Master plan and proposed bunker design.

A informational bunker  meeting will be held Wednesday, October 18th @ 7:00 PM

Brushing greens

After sand is applied the crew brushes the sand in by hand.

Aerification of tees 3-7

Topdressing greens today.

Tree work on hole # 15

The tree crew is pruning the limbs along the right side of 15 fairway.

Greens maintenance

The crew brushes greens working in the sand topdressing.

Greens aeration is complete.

Pond maintenance

Morgan and Scott clear aquatic weeds from # 11 pond.

Farm to table

Chef Don receives honey from superintendent and beekeeper Paul Stead. The honey is from our very own on-course apiary.

Annual USGA Turf Advisory visit

Darin Bevard, from the USGA inspects the roots on #12 green during our annual turf advisory visit.

Hard fescue going to seed.

New lighting

Skip, has been installing new LED lights in the maintenance building. The new lights will help to save energy usage and cost.

Enjoying the view

The grounds crew enjoys a moment on the 1922 patio after a hearty breakfast from Chef Don.

Member/Guest starts today!

Trimming the forsythia

The crew is trimming the forsythia along East Locust Lane. This is later than normal so we did not trim the as hard as we normally do.

New driving range mats installed

The low cut portions of the driving range mats were replaced today.

Topdressing greens

Jesus, is applying a light topdressing to greens. Once brushed the sand should disappear and not be an issue. Sand topdressing is critical to putting green health and performance.

Brown spots

We have been spraying for Kulinga grass in the fairway and tees. The herbicide we use to kill this weed can discolor the turf . The bentgrass should recover in about a week.

Logs in the woods.

Logs placed in the woods near the irrigation pond reduces the cost of tree work by keeping material on site. It also provides valuable habitat for animals.

Lower shrub layer across 14 fairway

We are trimming the shrub layer in front of the 14th tee and across the 14th fairway to provide better site lines. We plan to rework the plant material over the next 12 months.

Hydraulic leak leaves yellow ring around bunkers on #2

We had several hydraulic hose break on some equipment the past week. The rough on the fairway bunkers on hole # 2 and fairways #16 & 17. These were three different breaks using three different machines.

Meadow at 13 starting to bloom.

These  Oxeye Daisies are the first of many flowers that should bloom throughout the season.

Sod work complete on hole #11

Plants and flowers will be added throughout the season. The top of the dam wall will be capped with stone.

Sod going down on hole #11

Most of the sod in laid. The remainder should be completed next week. Native plants will be added throughout the season.

Scouting for insects

Scott monitors the movement of insects. This provides valuable information for control strategy.

Prepping for sod on hole #11

Dry-ject aeration complete

Our new fleet of rotary mowers.

We use rotary lawn mowers to mow green banks, the clubhouse grounds and various areas on the golf course.

Storm damage to the left of 4 fairway.

5 & 7 tee aeration

Tees 5 & 7 were aerified and topdressed yesterday. We expect to put tees back on the regular tees for the weekend.

Greens aeration

We plan to finish core aeration of greens this week. Dry-ject aeration will be performed on Monday April 10th.

Mowing fairways for the first time this season