As I stated in my last newsletter the weather this time of year is unpredictable and changes very quickly. The multiple forecasts that I look at have winter setting in a little early this year. Therefore the last day the golf course will be open is this Sunday, October 29th. Tomorrow, the golf course will […]
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Back to Back Frosts
Once again, there is frost this morning. There isn’t a tee time until 10:00 so I’m hopeful that it will not effect play. The temperature dropped to 37 degrees which is low enough for frost to form. If it looks like the delay will effect play, the golf shop will communicate that. The sun is […]
Continue readingFirst Frost Delay
We will have our first frost delay of the season this morning. With the temperature dropping all the way to 32 last night, expect this delay to last for several hours. Check in with the golf shop with updates later this morning. While this frost might be an inconvenience, it’s an important step for the […]
Continue readingToo much of a good thing…
We need rain in the early fall for the turf and trees to prepare for winter. However, getting this much rain at once is less than ideal. Over the past 24 hours, we’ve received over 2.5″ of rain. Unfortunately, NO carts will be allowed today We will try to clear the property of standing water to get […]
Continue readingFirst Fall Update
We are two weeks post-aerification so I wanted to give everyone an update on the course, as well as the projects our department aims to accomplish this fall. For the first time in several years, we aerified the course without rain interrupting. This helped the effectiveness and efficiency of the process immensely. More times than […]
Continue reading2017 Fall Aerification
Next week, we will be aerifying the golf course. The course will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, August 29th and 30th, reopening at 9:30 am Thursday for Ladies League. Here were our Department’s goals: Aerify Greens with solid 3/8″ tines to a depth of 4.5″. This is to incorporate sand into the top profile. Solid tines do […]
Continue readingSaturated…and then some
Over the past 24 hours, we’ve received 2.55″ of rain. We were getting nice and dry prior to this week but since this past Sunday, 3.88″ of rain has dropped. That’s 3/4 of the entire month of August’s worth! Carts will not be allowed today as we wait for the waters to recede. The course will […]
Continue readingMidland Hills – An Environmental Oasis
A few recent comments about the course got me focusing on the positive imprint Midland Hills leaves environmentally. The comments were regarding the algae bloom in Walsh Lake in the beginning of June. Several thought this bloom was from the Turf Department’s management of the course; fertilizer and chemical usage, in particular. I took these […]
Continue readingRainy Blues….
We knew the forecast for this week was poor for aerification, but now the continued rain is poor for play. We’ve received almost the entire month’s average rainfall in just this week alone. Carts will not be allowed for play today after yesterday’s 1.70″ of rainfall. However, we will attempt to make the golf course […]
Continue readingBack to Back Blows
Another .75″ of rain fell last night on an already saturated golf course. As of right now, the water level is up to the bridge plank on #8 and there is standing water in low spots on most of the property. Unfortunately golf carts will not be allowed again today. The weather doesn’t look great […]
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