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Willow Oaks Country Club Golf Course Updates

Our goal is to keep the membership informed about projects, agronomic practices, and upcoming events on the golf course.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Battling Mother Nature

Mother Nature has not been kind to us over the last 8 days.  On Tuesday, July 19, the golf course received a harrowing storm that deposited 1.5" of rain and knocked down or damaged over 25 trees.  In the following days, the heat was turned up and we sustained 5 straight days with a heat index over 110 degrees.  Today and tomorrow don't look much better.  During this time, the putting greens started showing real signs of stress especially where they are not impacted by fans.  The...

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Course Update

It has been a while since I have updated the blog and we have certainly been busy.  Record rainfall in May and a very wet June have helped parts of the course flourish and has hampered progress in others.  The rain certainly highlighted the benefits of the drainage projects we have completed and identified next winter's priorities.  The two closed days this week allowed our team to verticut, aerate, and topdress the warm season tees and fairways.  These are necessary practices...

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