Sunday, November 07, 2010
The oyster bowl brings us to the end of a 2010 golfing/growing season that few golfers will forget but even less will want to remember. Our golf course faced flooding, record snowfall, drought, excessive heat, and torrential rains. Overall, I am very proud of our staff and the golf course this year,
despite our challenges. There is always a silver lining and we turned these challenges into opportunities by rebuilding 19 flooded bunkers, renovating the area between #3 green and #4 tees, draining and renovating the area between #9 and #18, and renovating the areas to the right of #10 and to the right of #14. We followed through with commitments to change grass lines based on playability, traffic tolerance, shade tolerance, and irrigation requirements. 2010 reminded us to always be forward thinking and encouraged us to change some vital maintenance practices to lessen our dependency on water, reduce our impact on the environment and reduce our mechanical impact by eliminating the use of large equipment on our putting greens. We will continue to to surge forward and with your support and a little help from Mother Nature, 2011 will be a year to remember.
The oyster bowl brings us to the end of a 2010 golfing/growing season that few golfers will forget but even less will want to remember. Our golf course faced flooding, record snowfall, drought, excessive heat, and torrential rains. Overall, I am very proud of our staff and the golf course this year, despite our challenges. There is always a silver lining and we turned these challenges into opportunities by rebuilding 19 flooded bunkers, renovating the area between #3 green and #4 tees, draining and renovating the area between #9 and #18, and renovating the areas to the right of #10 and to the right of #14. We followed through with commitments to change grass lines based on playability, traffic tolerance, shade tolerance, and irrigation requirements. 2010 reminded us to always be forward thinking and encouraged us to change some vital maintenance practices to lessen our dependency on water, reduce our impact on the environment and reduce our mechanical impact by eliminating the use of large equipment on our putting greens. We will continue to to surge forward and with your support and a little help from Mother Nature, 2011 will be a year to remember.
