Course Update 3/19/20

Due to the unprecedented situation and concerns involving COVID-19, the Golf Operations Team has worked to find a solution to accommodate your desire to golf during this concerning time.  The health and safety of our Treesdale Community, both membership and staff, is of great importance and we hope you understand that the precautions listed below have the best interest of everyone in mind.  Thank you for your patience during this challenging period.

• All benches, rakes, divot mix bottles, and water coolers have been removed from the golf courses to minimize touching shared items.  We have also taken measures to prevent you from having to reach into the cup to retrieve your ball and ask that the flagstick not be touched or removed.  We will continue changing cups as needed based on weather and the amount of play.

• Due to the time of season, as well as concerns for your personal health and safety, the on-course restrooms will remain closed until further notice.

Several ideas were discussed, but we felt using 6" long sections of foam pool noodles slid over the flagstick were the best solution to prevent balls from rolling into the cups.

Course Update 3/9/20

Tree work continued last week and we addressed some areas that were postponed in previous years on Orchard 2, 4, 6, the Chipping Green, Driving Range Tees, and Grove 2.  In addition to tree work, we also corrected a drainage issue within the yellow hazard on Grove 2.

Clearing vegetation behind the gold and blue tees on Orchard 2 to allow for more sunlight.

The overgrown vegetation on Orchard 2 was choking out the turf on the back of the tees and surrounding rough.

This shot was taken last summer on Orchard 6.  A portion of the fairway was still obstructed by the trees on the right.

Here's the most recent view of Orchard 6 after removing 4 trees.

We removed these two Poplar trees that were growing too close to the Chipping Green.

Thin, weak turf along one of the bunkers at the Chipping Green caused by the Poplar trees.

Mature trees near Grove 2 green and bunkers creating less than ideal turf conditions.

Here's a better view of the lack of turf coverage around one the bunkers on Grove 2 caused by overgrown vegetation.

One of the trees on Grove 2 had a significant amount of rotted wood and was removed for safety reasons.

Easy to see how much decay there is once the tree was on the ground.

Water was draining onto the golf course from the yellow hazard (marsh area) below the tees on Grove 2 from years of sediment building up and diverting the water from the active drain.

We excavated the sediment on Grove 2 and re-established a channel for the water to reach the drain and not run onto the golf course.