Timing is Everything!

 

The large maple that was damaged last summer in a thunderstorm is vital to protecting the dogleg on 18.  To find a significant replacement is costly.  We moved this decent London Plane from 17 to take its place.  This tree will not only grow quickly, we have time for it to get established before we remove the maple.  Luckily we moved it right before the heavy rain last night!  The cost of this is about 20% of what we originally thought.  We are also moving other trees in locations noted by Andy Staples to support the renovation work this fall.

Seasons Here!

 Despite the cold winter, a few warm days and its business as usual.  A few rolls this week to help smooth out greens from the winter frost heaving and now changing cups and raking bunkers.  While the weather still feels like March, we are in April mode.

Construction Update

 

Progress being made.  Coming down the stretch in that almost all major shaping is completed and now comes the finish work of sodding and buttoning up the winter projects.  The bunker has been removed on hole 12 (top) and the new white/blue tee for the future new 16th hole is just about ready for sod.  Once our crew fully returns later this month we will button things up quickly.