HIGHLAND CC GROUNDS

The challenge continues....We were fortunate enough to have a few great days of weather...but that has ended quite abruptly! Cold, rain and now SNOW have hindered our progress on preparing the golf course for play. During the 4 day warm stretch we were able to mow greens, roll greens, mow collars/approaches, mow fairways, open the Practice Range, rake bunkers, pressurize the irrigation system, fertilize greens, continue clean up and grind all remaining stumps from our winter tree management plan. Productivity was at a high and our staff has really put forth a great effort. The other very important task that we have been addressing is winter injury. The extent of damage is varying. Our staff has worked continuously at plugging, seeding and repairing as much damage as we can. What we need now is mother nature to step up, warm up and provide some more sunshine to help things grow. As our members begin to play the golf course (once the snow melts) you will see the work being done to expe

As the weather begins to turn around, the grass begins to grow and the sun begins to shine we are able to assess the degree of winter injury to our greens. Due to a slushy, wet weekend in January we have sustained a certain degree of injury. While not all are effected there are considerable small areas on a number of greens. However, with the help of our team plugging, covering, fertilizing and watering we are seeing some recovery already. This leads us to believe that once consistent spring weather arrives for good, recovery will be accelerated. Please follow along with this blog as we prepare the golf course for another great season...here's to a warm and sunny spring!