On Tuesday we attended an educational opportunity provided through the Greater London Area Golf Superintendents Association. The event was hosted by Westhaven G & CC. The association brought in a number of very informative speakers to present a number of topics. Topics discussed were disease management, the benefits of a proper aeration program, interpreting soil reports, the use of specific fertilizers to encourage bentgrass and manage disease pressure, using technology in an environmental approach to golf course management and environmental irrigation management and practices. Golf course superintendents, assistants, owners and sales representatives were all in attendance to share a wealth of knowledge. Professional development is integral to modern golf course management. We as an industry take advantage of the winter months to attend these events as time allows. I am off to the Canadian International Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show in Toronto later this week. This is an opportunity to network with colleagues and attend a number of informative seminars, trade shows and social events.
The past few days we have been able to make great strides on the bunker project on #17. All three of the new bunkers have been shaped and drained. Tuesday morning Ian Andrew our consulting golf course architect, will be painting the final contours in the bunkers. We will then install the bunker boards and back fill with topsoil to the new edges. Once the edges are established we will add the new sand and await sod. The rain and snow that we recieved over the last couple of days has had little effect on the rough shaping process. We are hoping for some drier days to complete the fine tuning and sod prepping.
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