Golf Course Update

We have been busy training new staff on both equipment operation and procedures during the first few weeks of the season.  We have a few new faces on staff this season, and all seem to be fitting in very nicely.  We look forward to a great 2021 season of golf.
Poa removal is now in full swing, this time of year Poa is easier to identify and remove from our putting surfaces.  Poa has had a great start to the season, this year it has been and continues to seed aggressively throughout the property.  It will be difficult to keep this out of our green surfaces this season.
You may notice our staff out in large groups performing this extremely tedious task, it is due to their hard work we continue to have great success with bentgrass populations.
  We have been busy preparing the golf course for your arrival, this includes:

• Aerified tees and greens
• Topdressing Fairways
• Filling bunkers with sand
• Irrigation repairs
• Selectively treating summer weeds in our fescue areas
• Physically removing Poa from green surfaces
• Short range tee expansion
• Staff Parking area Construction
• Roadway resurfacing (expect this to be dusty for a few weeks following application)

We have a few things to complete in the coming weeks, they include:

• Poa removal greens
• Interseeding some fescue areas
• Topdressing fairways
• Re-building our turf Nursery
• Continuing to top up bunkers with sand
• Topdressing our approaches
• Treating weeds in fescue areas
• Landscaping around backshop area

Just a gentle reminder to repair your ball marks and one other on our greens even if you’ve hit the green and bounced over the back, it probably still left a mark.  Any voids created on our green surfaces, gives Poa an opportunity to invade.

Always try to replace divots in the rough (bluegrass areas) never use the seed and soil provided, it contains bentgrass seed which is not a good species of grass when it is mowed at a 2” height, if you cannot replace your divot, please just leave it alone



Our driving range tee is very small for the amount of use it is about to go through in the coming months.  Please use a linear practice pattern with your divots in order to allow this area to recover faster and make better use of this practice space.  In order to accomplish this place your ball on the back edge of your previous divot.  Thank you for taking care of your course!

Chad Vibert,
Course Superintendent