Aeration/Construction Update

We have completed the demos of 3 different triplex mowers over the past two weeks on greens allowing us to dry mow the greens in the afternoon as well as provide the means to vertical mow greens in the future. We will be looking at all pros and cons of these mowers and make a recommendation to the Board of Governors for the 2014 season.

A reminder that the greens will be aerated on Monday followed by the approaches on Tuesday and the tees on Wednesday, weather permitting. The greens will be deep tine aerated first by an outside contractor followed by a close spacing core aeration performed with our equipment and labor. All of the areas will be topdressed with sand and soil amendments, as per our soil tests, will be applied.

The Board of Governors approved the first phase of construction on the 9th hole to begin late this fall. The first phase consists of renovating the greenside bunkers on the 9th hole including drainage, liners, new sand, and sod. A fairway expansion will also be created connecting the 9th fairway to the 2nd fairway providing a future strategic bailout area while playing the 9th hole as well as a bailout area from the 2nd tee. The entire construction area including the fairway expansion, 9th green complex, and rough area in front of 2 tee will receive new irrigation allowing us to irrigate more efficiently as well as providing irrigation where we were previously lacking coverage. The 1st green complex will also receive new irrigation allowing for the more efficient irrigation of the putting surface as well as allowing independent control of the surrounding rough irrigation.