February 2020 ~ WILLOW OAKS COUNTRY CLUB

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Amenities and Pre-emergent

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The last post highlighted drainage projects our team has completed this winter. Refurbishing amenities is another winter project that takes many man hours to complete. Each winter our team will sand and paint each of the tee markers and exit posts. The benches and divot boxes are coated with oil to protect the wood while creating a richer finish. All of these amenities will be returned to the course in late March/early April ready for the 2020 golf season.

Benches during oil treatment

Divot Boxes after oil treatment

Freshly painted exit posts

Tee markers after stain and before the ends are painted to identify the tee location

This week we are applying a pre-emergent product for Spring and Summer weeds. The application should be completed by early next week.

Most areas are applied by tractor

Walk spreading in wet areas

Friday, February 7, 2020

Course Update and Winter Projects

Friday, February 07, 2020

After a hiatus, the Willow Oaks golf course maintenance blog has returned. We will be posting information about our current and future projects, course conditions, and other turf information. Follow the blog to avoid missing these updates.

Over the last two days, the course has received 2.2" of rainfall. The course experienced some bunker wash, standing water, and downed limbs. We are lucky the projected crest of the James River will not impact the course. Currently the course is very wet and our team continues to monitor drains and and remove storm debris. The cleanup process will be our focus for the next several days.

Winter projects keep our team busy. These projects range from refurbishing the course amenities to installing stone along cart path edges. Upcoming posts will focus on our other winter projects, but for this post I wanted to highlight some projects that will have a direct impact on course conditions and playability. There are several locations around the course that are in need of drainage, our team is focusing on the ten wettest areas this winter. Thus far, we have installed drainage in eight of these areas. As you can tell from the pictures below, some projects are smaller in scope, while many grow to a larger scope to properly drain the area.