Last week the management of our Golf course and Grounds Dept. attended the Ontario Golf Superintendents Association Annual Conference and Trade Show. This year's program was packed with seminars regarding the hottest topic of late, Integrated Pest Management. As all golf courses are required by provincial law to be fully certified (to continue to apply pesticides) by 2012, these were very well attended lectures. Speakers from all facets of the turf management field shared information including completing the certification process as well as implementation of alternative practices and products. This is always a great opportunity to network with friends, colleagues and instructors.
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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