Winter Projects

The leaves are almost done falling, and the grass has gone brown and is completely dormant, that means only one thing, Winter is officially here!  Today, December 21st, is the winter solstice.  This day is significant because not only does it announce that winter has arrived, but this is also the shortest day of sunlight all year.  The one good thing is after today, all the days slowly get a little longer and Spring is the next season to come.  While Winter time makes is much less enjoyable to be outside, our grounds crew has a few projects we are working on this winter to make an impact on the golf course.  One project is to remove trees in certain areas around the golf course.  We have started to remove trees to the short left of #14 green.  This grove of trees is in play if a golfer hits short left of the green and currently we are unable to grow any grass near the trees at all.  This makes for a difficult lie if you are to hit your ball in this area.  Take a look at the pictures to see a little better what I am talking about.

Our plan is to remove all the trees you see in this picture above, and then sod all the dirt and thin areas this spring to make it all grass "rough".  This new grass will be installed across all the dirt and exposed area of the existing bed, all the way to the edge of #14/#16 pond edge.  We think you will like the new open look, and no doubt it will be a much better place to play a chip shot to the green from rather than hitting off dirt trying to avoid the trees!  We will continue to update you on other Winter projects as they come about, as this is only one of the many we plan to get finished over the next few cold months!