The weather has been daunting to say the least. I am sure that all of us have been affected by weather in one way or another over the last month. It has caused our team a lot of headaches, delayed projects, and kept the course closed for over 2 weeks. Our team has been busy with snow removal and managing the golf course as water drains off and trees have fallen in the storm.
Speaking of water, the golf course will be very wet for the foreseeable future as more weather is expected and the snow continues to melt. Expect very wet conditions if you venture out. I would expect the course to be open on Wednesday but that may be it for the week as there is still snow cover on greens and more weather rolls in on Thursday. Contact the Pro Shop for more information regarding course closures.
Our team, along with the Professional Golf Staff have finished our golf calendars for the year. A big part of this calendar are the closed days set aside for maintenance. We are very thankful for these closed days and work diligently to maximize our work load when the course is closed. The maintenance calendar has been posted in the locker rooms and will be posted on the online golf calendar. There will also be a quick reference available on the blog shortly.
The closed days for disruptive putting green
aeration will be:
- Tuesday March 17, Tuesday March 24, Wednesday March 25
- Tuesday September 8, Wednesday September 9, Thursday
September 10
Depending on weather, it will take between 10-21 days for the greens to totally heal over from these aerations. Our goal is to time these activities for quick recovery and to minimize the impact to putting quality. All of our aerations are vital agronomic practices and more information on these practices and there purposes can be found here: Agronomic Practices.
I am looking forward to warmer weather, green grass, and golf. I know you are too.
Have a great week and travel safe,
Jordan Booth
jbooth@willowoakscc.org
Monday, March 2, 2015
Weather and Golf Maintenance Calendar
