Category Archives: Course Conditions

This time of year is always wise to look back, personally and professionally. As no two years managing a golf course are the same, we are constantly learning in a vacuum of variability. That leads us to improved strategies, investments with human and physical capital, as well as understanding what to expect in the following […]

If you’ve been on the course in the past week, there’s a really good chance you’ve noticed a lot of bleached white turf, specifically around greens and on bunker faces. This is completely intentional. The definition of a weed is a plant out of place. In this case, Bentgrass growing in the rough, is a […]

You can see the growing pile of sand in the parking lot. That can only mean one thing; aerification is next week. 700 tons of sand will be worked into tees, approaches and fairways, and 100 tons of sand will be worked into greens and surrounds. It will take us all 3 days, sun up […]

First, congrats to everyone who played in the Raynor Cup, the flight winners, and our champs Jay and Lawrence. The staff had a fun start-in-the-dark morning to get everything prepared for the first shotgun. I recently took out the drone to get a different perspective than my normal routine of evaluating via on foot. Most […]