With today feeling like late October, I find myself out of the Holiday spirit. We still have not seen winter. If it wasn't for all of the leaves on the ground or the Fraser Fir in my living room, I wouldn't have a clue that today is the fifteenth of December. The staff is busy with seasonal work including bunker adjustments, leaf removal, and equipment maintenance. Unlike a normal winter, we are still mowing greens regularly, rolling greens and applying fungicides on the greens. I was rolling greens in the dark this morning in order to stay ahead of the crew spraying greens.
The only negative to a mild fall pertains to the bermudagrass. The plant really needs consistently cold temperatures to harden off properly and enter dormancy. To date, we still have a lot of green grass in the fairways. The plants have stopped growing but are not fully dormant. Keeping traffic off of the turf will be even more important this year even though it has been very nice. Tuesday began our winter cart path restrictions. Our team will make daily calls regarding cart path closures. Thank you for your patience during this dormant season.
It has been a very uncharacteristic fall but we will take it. There were more rounds played in November than June. The blog has eclipsed the 10,000 page view mark and over 80 people follow the blog on email or twitter. The greens are progressing nicely and have taken the extra traffic very well. We are starting to prepare for next year and I am very excited about the projects planned for 2012. As we move into the end of December, we hope to see you at the club and want to wish every one a happy holiday season.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Is it really December?
