Rock Work

The maintenance crew has started to do some rock work around the cooler stands out on the golf course.  We are also doing some smaller areas along the cart path that are prone to rut up with cart traffic and beverage carts.  So far, the cooler stands on #10 Tee and #12 Tee are done and a small area long #15 cart path has been finished as well.  We will continue over the next few weeks to dress up and finish these areas.  Here are some before and after pictures.

Before

After

After

Aeration Scheduled for April 12th

We have scheduled our spring aeration this year for April 12th.  This is a little later than usual, but will provide optimum surfaces leading up and through Masters week.  The soil temperatures will be higher in April and we should see a quicker recovery than we would in March.  This is a very important process and will benefit the greens greatly.  I will post some articles over the next few weeks regarding aeration and the importance of the process.  He is a recent link from the USGA.

http://turf.lib.msu.edu/gsr/article/bevard-putting-3-4-11.pdf

More Rain

The golf course has held up well despite having around 3.75" of rain over the past ten days.  Another rain event is expected Wednesday with more heavy rain moving in.  The golf course maintenance staff will continue to repair bunkers and fix wash out areas to make the course as playable as possible.  Unfortunately, the Cart Path Only rule will be in place while the course remains wet.