Tree Removals on Barn Hole

The Norway Spruces on the driving range are in decline and we are attempting to remove the dying ones now so they do not spread to the remaining ones.  We will be leaving one that has some die back on the top to see if it can recover or not.  If not, it will be removed this fall and or winter.

Drain Repair Behind 9 Green

The top picture shows the catch basin by the path behind 9 green overflowing with water that comes down from the parking lot.  2 years ago we repaired the pipe from the parking lot to the catch basin but we learned the pipe was broken and clogged just past the basin, causing it to overflow during heavy rains and flooding out around the 9th green (middle picture).  We added 2 new sections of 12" pipe and this should alleviate much of the flooding issues we have seen in the past.

Pine Trees in Decline Along Entrance Road

The 2 Scotch Pines along the entrance road are in decline and will need to be removed.  The road used to be lined with Scotch Pines and over the years they have all declined and have had to be removed.  These 2 will be removed as well in the near future as the Scotch Pine needs a lot of care due to its susceptibility to disease and the cost to keep them alive is quite high and not worth the investment.

10th Green Improvement

The 10th green has always been a weak green due to the pocketed location and lack of air movement and sunlight.  A fan was installed last year to help with air movement and the green still was somewhat weak.  Last fall, after we renovated the green complex and removed the berm and spruce trees along with a few more trees along the fence, the green has been the healthiest it has ever been and we did not even have to use the fan this summer.

Quick Improvement

This rock actually came out of the 18th greenside bunker when it was constructed back in the late 1980s and this was as far as they could move it and it has sat here ever since.  We quickly added some soil, a few plants and mulch and it looks much better after about 2 hours of work.