Course Update

Yesterday's storm brought 1.8 inches of rain and very high winds. The golf course has no puddles and carts are allowed. The greens were single cut this morning, the cups were changed, and the bunkers were raked. The crew will be spending the rest of the day cleaning up the debris from the storm including branches, leaves, acorns, and pine cones. It is much easier dealing with these storms on weekdays when we have a full 8 hours dedicated to the clean-up and no noise restrictions.

The Club Championship finals will be this weekend followed by our core aeration of greens on Monday and Tuesday. A few holes will be closed Tuesday morning as we finish the greens aeration. Following the greens we will be aerating the approaches and finally the tees. The fairways will be aerated as time permits as we are not using a contractor this fall. The greens will be sandy, shaggy, and slow next week as we heal from the aeration. Next week might be a good opportunity to play some travel golf until the sand settles on our greens. The fall aeration is very important as it continues our goal of reducing thatch and growing healthier playing surfaces that are more consistent and can stand up to more frequent mowings and rollings.

Benefits of Aeration