We have decided to open the golf course for play this Saturday, April 3rd at 10 am. With the forecast being so good for the next few days this "soft" opening is inevitable. The golf course is dry enough to handle foot traffic at this point. Our staff is doing their best to complete as much work as possible for Saturday (clean up, mowing, path work, bunker work). On Tuesday April 6th, we will close for the remainder of the week to complete any project work, etc. We are looking forward to seeing everyone out here!
Last fall we utilized a “new to us” method of revitilization for our practice tee. Our contractor TDS, fraize mowed the surface of the tee to remove organic matter as well at to aid in leveling. The tee was then aerified and seeded to a new variety of creeping rye grass. We chose this type of turf grass as research shows rapid recovery and a low growth habit. We were able to get some great growth in the fall, but the tee is still not ready for traffic and full use. The plan is to utilize the mats until growth has filled in some of the voids etc. We will then begin to slowly set up hitting areas on the grass tee. For a while we will alternate between grass and the mats with a 50/50 ratio of use. Once the grass tee is established and is in adequate recovery mode, the practice areas will be back to normal. As always our membership’s patience is appreciated as we try to improve these areas for use.
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