It is hard to believe it is April 11!! The hard frosts last weekend really slowed down the turf and we are using this opportunity to knock a few projects off our list prior to the turf growing like crazy. The most noticeable project will be the completion of the eyesore on 16 Fairway.   The area under the white cover will be fairway and the areas covered in hay will be rough.  I anticipate having it ready and playable by May 1st. With any luck we will have some good frozen ground to work with at the end of the season and will put finishing touches on this hole to prevent repeat conditions that we have been battling the last few season. .

 While we were on hole #16 we also reestablished the grass line from 15 Green to 16 Tee.  The majority of this wear is from cart traffic so we installed ropes to help prevent this from happening again.  We did the same thing to holes 1,12 and 14 at the end of last season.  

We also have begun the process of restoring the bunker faces.  This project will be ongoing for the next few weeks but as you enter the bunker a good rule to remember is to always enter from the lowest side of the hazard to help us prevent having the faces collapse.  We do not have irrigation covering many of our bunker surrounds and will be implementing a very aggressive hose program this year to help them get a healthy stand of grass. 

We have really hit the ground running this year.  The playing areas of the course are shaping up nicely and we are fine tuning the property to allow maximum enjoyment this coming season.