Course Update 1/31/21

We were able to work outside 4 days last week and finished clearing at the beginning of the fairway on Grove 1.  We then proceeded to clean up dead trees and other undesirable vegetation along the retention pond left of Grove 1 fairway.  We finished the week by starting to remove the group of Poplar trees along the guard rail on Grove 2 near the gold and blue tees.  The snow storm moving thru today will delay us a day or two, but work will resume on Grove 2 as soon as we can safely get to the area with our equipment.

The overgrown mess near the beginning of Grove 1 fairway.

Here's the same area on Grove 1 after removing the unwanted vegetation.  We now have full access to the irrigation satellite box, and the rough in this area will be much better from increased sunlight and less competition from the trees and brush.

Here's a view of Grove 1 from the white tee.  We kept the large Oak tree on the corner because it's in good health, but removed numerous trees and related brush to the right of it to allow full view of the fairway.  We'll monitor this area throughout the season and determine if additional trees need to be removed to further improve sight lines.

The staff is cutting down dead trees and cleaning up debris on the ground along the retention pond left of the fairway on Grove 1.

Looking back towards the beginning of the fairway on Grove 1.

We're removing this cluster of Poplar trees near the gold and blue tees on Grove 2.  This will provide more sunlight on the tees and surrounding rough, especially in the fall, when these areas stay wet most of the day due to the lower sun angles.

Course Update 1/22/21

 The staff has been busy outside the past two weeks continuing to remove brush on Lakes 5 & 9 and Grove 1 & 8.  A rental excavator is scheduled to be delivered next week which will allow us to begin removing the larger trees on the holes that brush has been removed.  We plan to have the excavator for 5 weeks in order to complete our list of tree work this winter.

Clearing brush on the left side of Lakes 5.

Overgrown vegetation on Lakes 5 doesn't allow for healthy turf and limits visibility during play.

Lakes 5 after brush and small trees have been removed.  Still have some larger trees to remove that requires the excavator's pushing and lifting power.

Removing brush on Grove 8.

Visibility of Grove 8 fairway and green will be much better from cleaning up this area. 

We started removing overgrown vegetation to the right of the cart path near the beginning of Grove 1 fairway.  We anticipate needing another couple days to complete this area.

Dense, overgrown vegetation on Grove 1 choking out the turf adjacent to it.  The entangled mess of vines and jaggers is also visually unappealing.

Course Update 1/8/21

 Happy New Year!

We had a full week of tree work and our focus was on Lakes #7 & #8, specifically areas that still had stumps from previous tree removals.  We also cleaned up a lot of downed branches and dead trees scattered throughout to improve the aesthetics in these areas.

Our arsenal of equipment currently being used

Ground stumps near the water cooler station at Lakes #8 tee

We walk the areas first to locate the stumps and mark them with orange paint

Stump grinding and removing dead trees right of the cart path on Lakes #8

Stump grinding on Lakes #8