I’ve had a few of you ask if I have more photos and descriptions of Seth Raynor courses/Template holes. I do, but in the meantime, the link below is a great website that covers Raynor courses, Template Holes, as well as interesting facts about the designer. Look for comparisons to Midland in the pictures, as […]
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Each winter, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has a national conference, the Golf Industry Show (GIS). Nearly 20,000 turf professionals from all around the world gather, along with leading university researchers and a trade show with more than 500 exhibitors, highlighting the newest technology and education used to maintain golf courses as […]
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It’s a tough day for the MH Turf department as we had to say goodbye to our Border Collie, Sam. At the age of 14, his health had slowly been slipping away from him, with neurological deterioration of his back legs and subsequent seizures that finally took him. Those that own dogs, know how difficult […]
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I’ve made updates to the Seth Raynor page. You can access the page from the Seth Raynor tab at the top of the website. The last time I updated the page I ended on hole #9 so the entire back 9 is new information. I hope you enjoy and ask questions if you have them! […]
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After finishing up with some snow removal around the clubhouse and parking lot this morning, our Assistant Superintendent Mark Ries, just completed a fresh groom on ALL winter trails. With a fresh 6″ of snow on Saturday, we are now able to set a cross country track. We will again groom tomorrow morning with the warm forecasted temperatures, […]
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We received enough snow this past weekend to groom the ski/snowshoe trails today. However, the snow is very fluffy and dry so we cannot groom a classic cross country ski trail as it will dig into the ground. The forecasted snow this Friday/Saturday should allow us to get a classic trail out afterwards. As of […]
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Dear Membership, As I stated in my last newsletter the weather in November is unpredictable and changes very quickly. The multiple forecasts that I look at have winter finally knocking on the door. Therefore the last day the golf course will be open is Sunday November 13th. The end of Daylight Savings combined with frost […]
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There is nothing better than Fall golf in my opinion. This season has been no exception, especially in regards to the weather. It’s given our department the ability to accomplish many important projects and hopefully many rounds played for you as well. Numbers haven’t been tallied yet, but 2017 might go down as the wettest year in […]
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This unfortunate rainy morning has given me time to get the Seth Raynor page up and running. You will notice that I’m compiling the past several newsletter’s content of the “original course” tour. This separate page will always be on the blog so you can go back at any time and review the content. My hope […]
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Rain, more of the same. Everyone knows that the month of August was extremely wet and the trend looks to be similar in September. With the .70″ of rain and lightning yesterday morning, it left no time for maintenance before the shotgun. Another 1.4″ fell last night and this morning which equates to a completely saturated property. […]
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