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News From Jake Silva, Golf Course Superintendent
December 1, 2011
Where did the summer go? Needless to say my staff and I were working very hard this summer to keep the golf course in terrific shape. I was very pleased to see how the course held up through the dog days and the major events scheduled this season.
We deep tine aerified the greens late in the fall and I was again pleased with the results. Snow mold has been applied, our irrigation lines have been cleared and our 5th tee renovation is completed. We will re-seed in the spring and the tee should be excellent for the 2012 season. Other winter/spring projects planned are renovating some of our bunkers. I would love to fix all of our bunkers at one time but our budget won't allow for that but my plan is to systematically renovate all of our current bunkers and restore many bunkers that were originally on the golf course when it was designed.
Another project planned is to improve the tee complex on number 4 along with the left side of the green on number 3. My goal is to improve the left side of the green, eliminate the current wall and improve the exit area leading to the 4th green. This plan would also move the cart path 0n 4 tee more to the left which would require adding more teeing surface to the 4th tee and potentially even add a few more yards to the hole and possibly give it a better angle from the tee. A few trees down the left side may need to be cut back or removed but the plan would be to improve the current hole and I think this will accomplish that objective.
Best wishes to all for a very healthy and happy Holiday Season!!
May 25, 2011
Good News!! We finally got good enough growth on green number 4 to open it up. That was one tough project but it came back very well and I am satisfied with the progress. My plan is to monitor the progress and do everything possible, as we always do, to avoid a similar issue but as we all know mother nature sometimes can be very wicked.
The forecast looks very promising so our goal is to get out and clean up all the mowing that we couldn't get to as a result of the rains. The course is getting firmer and really looking good. The height of the rough has been lowered to 2 inches. This should help with playability and still will present a nice challenge. It is a fine balance we strive for and I think this is a good compromise.
Spring 2011 Update
What a difference a year makes. Last year we were praying for the rain to start and this year we are praying for the rain to stop!! A couple more inches this week but this will be good for the grass and the ponds so we'll take it. We came through the winter very well except for the green on number 4. It took a pretty bad hit with ice damage so my crew has been working real hard to get it back. We have already aerified, top dressed and seeded the green and the seed is beginning to germinate.The winter brought down a few trees naturally so the crew has done a great job with clean up from those trees that have fallen. We have also done some tree work to help areas get more sun. Trees behind number 13 have come down which should help tremendously getting some well needed sun onto that green.The course opened with just 2 temporary greens, 13 and 4 but we now have 13 open again and its doing well. We have a very busy tournament schedule this year so the crew will be working real hard to juggle the rounds played and getting the needed work done on the property. It will be a challenge.
I will update this page soon to keep you posted on whats happening from my position. Best wishes for a successful 2011 golf season!!!
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