New irrigation software

New irrigation software installed which will improve irrigation efficiency through better control and monitoring. Great tool!

Aerification update

Aerification recovery has been slow due to cool temps, but progress is being made. Warmer temps lie ahead and we received 1" of rain in the past few days. This will speed up the healing process.

New goose control measures

We are trying rope around #14 green in order to control goose traffic and damage. If this is effective we may try this on some other greens. We plan on keeping the rope around the green until the first part of March.

More drainage problems are being addressed as you can see in the photos. This is a drain line on the north side of our driving range tee and practice bunker. This line was found to be full of tree roots which was not allowing the catch basin to the NW of the driving range tee to drain in a timely manner after a rain event. The clogged drain line was excavated and replaced with 80' of new tile and protected against tree roots in the future by wrapping a "sock" around the connections and sealing them with a foam product.

We finally got outside to get a drainage problem addressed on #16. This is in the native on the left side of the hole. There was a hole in the connection from the 6" drain line to the 30" line which was causing a sink hole to form. It's being repaired today, but soil regrading and seeding will have to wait until springtime.

Winter work is in full swing. All of our cutting units are taken apart, inspected, and rebuilt with new bearings. They are then put on our grinding machine and sharpened for the upcoming golf season.

We also bring in all of our tee markers, ballwashers, and enter/exit posts for refurbishing. This involves sanding them down, repainting, and putting a new coat of polyurethane on them (except for ballwashers). The ballwashers will get sanded and repainted as well as inspected to make sure they are working correctly.

Drainage work and Roundup application on dormant fairways

Fall work

Lots going on still even though it is November and the weather is getting colder. The top picture shows preemergent getting sprayed on our native areas. The rough got sprayed last week. The bottom picture shows some of our new cartpaths that were installed 2 weeks ago. This is #18. They turned out real nice as you can see from the picture.

Patriot Day

Digitalallyopen 2015

Greens venting

Pond dredge #10

Clubhouse renovation

Refinishing ball boxes

Cartpath repair

Happy Holidays

Pre emerge

Finishing pre emerge application after taking a pause due to an early cold spell. Native areas are next.

Zoysia walkpaths

Zoysia walkpaths have been installed on holes #2, 5, 14, and 15. This will be a big improvement for our walkers. The zoysia will work well in these areas due to it's traffic tolerance.

Fall Aeration

  Fall aeration of greens and tees is in full swing. Rain has delayed the process, but we were able to continue when the weather cleared. Benefits include reduced thatch and increased firmness, and better oxygen and water efficiency. Allow 7-10 days for the holes to heal.

Midwest Classic

Nice gallery for the last day of the 2014 Midwest Classic. Congratulations to winner Zack Sucher who finished -19 under par.