Getting there!

We are finally getting some nice weather! And we are getting our college kids in to work. Feels good to have the help around. We can start to get on our normal summer mowing routine now also. Please remember a few things while out there. Fix your ball marks, replace your divots, and keep out of the prairie grass with carts. Thank you!

A little slow release moisture...

Got a few snow showers the last few days. Its good moisture for the course though. Whatever snow we have got has melted quickly. Need to get some good sunshine and warm temps to raise the soil temps and get the grass growing!

We are open!!!

The flags, cups, tee markers, and benches are out. We are officially open! Hopefully the weather warms up so everyone can enjoy some golf. The course dried out well the last few days. Almost all holes are open for carts. Hopefully we will be mowing next week.

Spring Update

Here are some more pictures from the course the last few days. A couple of greens had some significant ice accumulation that we had to remove. Snow is melting very rapidly and with the forecast things are looking very good. The frost has broke through in a few spots also. So hopefully it won't be long and we can think about an opening date. Until then keep those clubs shined up!

Snow Conditions

I have taken a couple walks around the course lately and things are looking really good. Snow is melting all over. There are many parts of the course starting to show. The greens are coming out of winter really well. A few of the greens had some very large drifts on them. We cleared most of the snow off with our asv skidsteer to help the melt and prevent disease. As you can see in the pictures there is very little to no ice cover, which is a good thing. Hopefully this weather keeps up and things continue to melt!

Leaves!!!

The leaves are falling fast. We are cleaning leaves off of the course every day. There may be times when we cant get to all parts of the course. We appologize if you cant find a ball due to the leaves but they will be done falling soon! Happy golfing everybody!!! There are still some great golfing days left!

Temperatures

In the evenings lately the temps have been in the 50's and some nights touching 40's. This reduces the chance for disease greatly. There have been a good amount of acorns falling already and the leaves on some trees are starting to change colors also. All good signs that fall is just around the corner. The greens are ready for core aerification which is scheduled for Sept 13 and 14. This year we will also be aerifying tees and collars. The grass this year has had a long season and a lot of golf on it. It will be happy to get some oxygen and be able to breathe again.