Bunker Repairs

 

The storm on December 23rd wreaked havoc on our bunkers.  The heavy rains that came in a short period of time washed out every bunker significantly.  Normally it does not pay to repair bunker in the end of December since we have a few more months until we can really get in and fix them, but with a lot of liners exposed and the heaving of staples we figured we would start to push up most of them and then do a full bunker rehab in early April.  Most of the liners are past their life expectancy and each time they wash, they degrade even worse.  In some spots there are no liners left, creating other issues.  Luckily we have Juan here this winter to start the process.

Let the Sun Shine In

 

Work has begun clearing the woodland edge between 10 green and 11 tees.  With sun angles being different this time of year it is difficult to see how this area will improve.  We will go in and remove all undesirable trees, leaving key screening trees for the neighboring billboard etc.  Once the area is cleared, we will clean up the floor, seed to fescue and install some screening plants along the fence along with a green mesh that we will install on the fence for further screening.  This will definitely have a positive impact on the 10th green that right now receives little to no morning sun.  We will keep you updated with our progress.

Divot Damage and Healing

 

This is the 11th tee.  Between the markers are the divots from 1 day of golf over Thanksgiving weekend.  If you look behind the tee markers, those are divots from other days during November that have been filled with seed and soil.  These areas on the tees will not be fully healed until May, but unfortunately golf will ramp up again in April, so it will be some aggressive growing of grass come spring to get the tee to look good for the 2023 season.  

It was ultimately decided to put out mats on par 3s and short par 4s this winter to help our tees get a break and be in good shape come next spring.  Once the mats arrive we will put them out and it will be mandatory to play from them until April 2023.  We will slowly install mats each year throughout the course based on the amount of traffic we receive during the winter months.  Fortunately for the grass, it has been a cold November and play is definitely down or our tees would be really beat up.