The golf course will reopen next Tuesday, November 1 and we could not be happier. We are ready to put this behind us and get back to normal. We are busy prepping for next week and wrapping up some new additions to the golf course. The staff has mowed out fairways with our lightweight Triplexes that are normally reserved for tees and approaches. These machines provide a better quality of cut than the fairway units because these new mowers are designed to mow at a higher height of cut if needed. The reels on these machines have 11 blades as opposed to the 7 blades on our fairway units which also helps. We have raised our fairway mowing height to protect the turf as it goes into dormancy.
The staff is installing ball washers at 4, 6, 8, 13, and 14 tees. The ball washers will be located directly next to the water coolers. Our management team has been busy spraying for winter weeds and building a bridge to connect 16 green to 17 tees for easier walking access. The herbicide will be a split application to catch any poa annua or other weeds that have germinated in the last few months. The first application of herbicide has been completed and the bridge and ball washers will be completed tomorrow. Subsequent applications of herbicide will follow in November and February. And of course, we are busy with final putting green preparation and leaf removal.
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| Mowing #2 Green |
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| New Ball Washer |
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| Working on #16 Bridge |
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| Jorge operating the leaf sweeper |
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| Mowing fairways with our smaller Triplexes to increase our quality of cut. This takes a lot of time and would be impractical on a daily basis without increased labor and equipment. |
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| Bobby spraying winter weeds. |
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| The tractor blower and leaf sweeper at work. |
