No Frost Delay this morning. Carts restricted to path on #3 and #9. With the high temperature expected around 70°, today might be the last great weather day of the season. Have a great Sund...
Sunday, October 31, 2010
The four letter words of Golf: Frost Delays and Cart Path Restrictions
I am sure that you have heard the joke 'How did Golf get it's name?....All the other four letter words were taken.' Golf provokes every emotion and sense one has. As in life, there are highs and lows, birdies and bogeys, 90 degrees and Cart Path Only, 8:30 a.m. Shotgun Starts and 11:00 a.m. frost delays. All of these scenarios have ideal situations and situations that golf enthusiasts, like myself, despise. At the end of the growing season, just prior to dormancy, turfgrass...
Happy Holidays
With the holiday season in full swing, our Golf Course Management Team is tackling leaf removal, bunker improvements, and ornamental plantings. While all three of these processes affect our members and guests, a little education and communication can reduce our impact.
Along with cooler temperatures, the changing of the seasons has brought an influx of leaves to the golf course and club grounds. Heavy winds and rains have contributed to increased leaf fall and it takes a lot of staff hours...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Environmental Efforts and our Nutrient Management Plan
This year we created a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) to help guide our fertility use and lower our impact on the environment and the Chesapeake Watershed in particular. Nutrient management planning is defined by the USDA as, “Managing the amount, source, placement, form and timing of the application of nutrients and soil amendments.” Through the VT Extension service and a state grant, our NMP was completed by a certified planner for free. A few of the steps that we took to become...
Improved Putting Green Chemical Applications
I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about one of the many ways that we have lowered our environmental impact and improved our chemical applications this year. We have started applying pesticides manually through a practice of walk spraying greens. This process is very efficient and precise. Our new greens spraying program has allowed us to spray greens in multiple directions, reduce compaction and tire marks on greens, and reduce our pesticide use by 19.3%! ...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Welcome to the Willow Oaks Country Club Golf Course Management Blog
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