Correcting drainage

Jesus and the crew remove deposited silt from the edge of #2 cart path to allow water to drain off the path after it rains.

Adding sand

We add sand to bunkers that need it.

Sand redistributuion

The crew is redistributing sand in the bunkers

Raising sprinkler heads

Jose has been raising low sprinkler heads around the greens.

Training new staff

Bernardo is teaching Francisco how to mow collars. We have several new people joining the staff this season.

Grooming fairways

Gilberto is verti-cutting # 2 fairway.

Red Clay Valley clean up

Jesus, Bernardo, Oscar and Scott worked this past Sunday helping clean up the watershed. Carmen and Paul were also there.

The course is just beginning to wake up.

Greens are always the last part of the course to get growing. They will still need a few weeks.

Aerating tees

The crew is taking advantage of the cool weather and slow growth to get some additional aeration completed on tees.

Divot taken from a green

Unfortunately we are seeing divots take out of the greens on a regular basis.

good roots

The excellent root growth we see in the spring is due to the aggressive aerification program.

Opening day!

Drain at #2 tee

The crew is adding a drain along the back of # 2 blue tee.

Aerifying green banks

Carmen is aerating #9 green bank. The banks will be overseeded with ryegrass.

Rough aeration and overseeding

Seed is being drug into the aeration holes on the rough surrounding # 10 fairway.

Fairways are mowed!

The finished product!

Landscaping will be added in late spring.

First cut on greens today.

We will need some warm weather to get the grass growing but the initial mow looks good.

Filling the gaps

Bernardo and Arnulfo fill in some of the gaps in the forsytia bushes.

First mowing of the season

We were able to mow tees today for the first time this season. We plan to continue mowing throughout the week, weather permitting.