Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The three closed days this week has allowed our team to accomplish a lot of work in a short amount of time. Our team completed the deep tine and solid tine aeration of the greens. Soil amendments and sand were applied and dragged into the holes. These holes, full of sand, will provide perfect avenues for water infiltration and root growth this season. Outside of aeration, our team sprayed the golf course wall to wall with pre-emergent herbicide to prevent winter weeds. The team from building maintenance led the construction of a walk bridge across the first creek on #16 and repaired the cart bridge on #17. Our team completed a drainage project on the front of 17 fairway and removed dead limbs from trees throughout the property using a rented, straight-mast boom lift. The golf course closure maximizes the amount of work we can accomplish and a big thank you goes out to our team for completing so much work in a short amount of time. Next week, we will again be closed on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (March 28-30) for the second round of greens aeration. We will be completing another large drainage project at this time. The course opens tomorrow, Thursday, March 24 at 8:00 a.m.
Have a great week,
Jordan Booth, CGCS
jbooth@willowoakscc.org
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| Greens were topdressed with sand, deep tine aerated (shown above), and then solid-tine aerated with large, shallow tines. The sand was then drug into the holes and any extra sand was removed. The final process involved rolling the greens, applying fertilizer for recovery, and watering everything in. |
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| Blake Bishop, our Facilities Manager along with his team of Mike Street and John Beebe led the construction of a new walk bridge on #16 and the repair of the cart bridge on #17. |
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| The bridge across #16 will be completed today. |
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| Erosion occurred under the concrete leading up to the cart bridge on #17. Blake and his staff stabilized the bank and poured fresh concrete. We will keep this area closed for a week while the concrete stabilizes and cures. |
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| Our team wrapped up the drainage project on #17 today. Great work by our staff that will allow easier access of cart traffic onto #17. |
