March is here, but the weather has felt like April and the bermudagrass is showing signs of life as it begins to get some green color. The course has been sprayed with preemergent herbicide and aerification is next Monday and Tuesday. We have been busy building, painting, grinding, trimming, etc. More than a dozen trees have been removed for various reasons. As always, there are numerous irrigation leaks showing up and being worked on.
We are looking forward to the golfing season and hoping for a mild summer and hope the course will continue to improve with the sprinkler heads all functional.
One thing that causes much detriment to the course that we want to address this year is cart traffic. Golf carts cause much compaction and lead to bare or thin areas with weed encroachment likely and hard playing surfaces. PLEASE keep carts on paths as much as possible and always around greens and tees! Use the 90 degree rule when coming onto the fairways. Watch where you drive and try not to drive in the same path as the rest of the cart traffic, this is the direct cause of the large bare areas on #4 and #10 near the cartpath by the green. Everyone can help by following these rules, including our maintenance staff. Thank you for you help!
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