Its always amazing to me how fast a little warm air and bright sun can melt snow, a week ago the only turf visible was under the White Pines and now the course is 95% clear of snow , at least until tomorrow. We welcomed back two employees this week to begin refinishing the course accessories and course clean-up. We shoveled the snow off a few greens on Monday to help with the melting process and we are removing any free water off the green surfaces to prevent refreezing. We also spent a great deal of time removing ice from the 6th green that was over 4 inches thick. The ice forms in the middle swale of 6 green due to its poor design which doesn't allow for surface draining only internal draining that is not possible with frozen soil. The forecast is calling for 1-3 inches of snow Friday so the course will remain closed for the weekend.
The Board of Governors had approved new hitting mats for the nets in the fall and I am happy to report that they have been installed. These mats were thoroughly researched by one of our members and are of extremely high quality but they require the use of wooden tees so remember to bring some tees with you to warm-up. I hope to set the golf course up for the first time next week at which time the new tees that were constructed on the 2nd and 6th holes will be open with gold tee markers. The club has modified the rule currently on the scorecard for gold markers to include the requirement that any player with a handicap of 25 or higher play from the gold markers.
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| Ice on 6 Green Center Swale |
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