The golf courses may be closed, but the maintenance staff has been busy with a long list of items that can't be postponed. Greens, tees, fairways have all been mowed several times and the rough is being mowed daily. Greens have been core aerified and topdressed, and are healing nicely given our erratic weather. Tee and fairway aerification are also planned for this time while the courses are closed to minimize disruption once everything re-opens.
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| Irrigation systems have been started for the year and we've had to replace a few older heads that couldn't be fixed. Also had to troubleshoot electrical wiring issues. |
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| All 29 putting greens have been core aerified and topdressed. We used a .25" diameter tine on a 1.5"x1.5" spacing resulting in 72 holes per square foot. We typically use a smaller tine in the spring for faster healing of the putting surface given our erratic weather. |
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| Here's a closeup of a green just after being aerified. |
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| We've had to get creative in cleaning up the putting surfaces with a smaller staff and fortunately an older piece of equipment came through for us. |
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| Here's a recent shot of a green several days after topdressing, brushing, and rolling. A few more warm days and all the holes should be closed. |
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| The maintenance staff aren't the only ones taking care of the golf courses during this time. Joe Boros and Jimmy Brahm have been out filling tee divots to ensure the courses are in the best possible condition once we re-open. Thank you Joe and Jimmy!! |
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