Course Update

I can sum up the work around the course with one word, leaves. While that's not entirely true leaf removal does take up most our day. We have been mowing and rolling the greens on a reduced schedule due to the lack of growth from the cold temperatures and lack of rainfall until recently. The fairways and tees are being mowed once a week for the same reasons. The crew has edged all the bunkers and redistributed the sand for the finally time this season and they look really nice. We have been verticutting the greens and approaches and even have tried a few fairways but the cold weather is putting an end to that process for this season. I have been very happy with the newly purchased equipment and we now have an idea of how long each process takes so we can regularly schedule these process next season.

The construction slated for the 9th green complex, fairway expansion, and irrigation installation was supposed to have already started but delays with the contractor at earlier projects have them projected to start at MGC in about 10 days. A temporary green has been cut into the 9th fairway and will be in play for the remainder of the season once the project begins. It is every members responsibility to abide by the use of the temporary green and not play to the 9th green even if contractors are not presently working. The new sod will take a very long time to heal during this time of year and any damage caused by golfers will results in more cost and delays of the project.

Thankfully the end of October was storm free and thoughts of Sandy have started to fade away for some but are still a huge burden for others. I took the picture below of the Red Maple on the 1st hole in all her fall beauty, but one can not help but notice the large "bite" taken out of the canopy from last years storm.