With the fresh 5” of snow, we have groomed the winter trails. Come out and enjoy the sun! Mike Manthey
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A Fall Call Out for Help
Our department has seen a unusually large uptick in unrepaired ball marks on greens this Fall. Today, I blew off every green on the course and counted every unrepaired mark. On average, there were 25 marks per green that were not repaired! (Some had as many as 40, some as little as 15). So lets […]
Continue readingFairway Expansions Explained
By now, you probably have noticed the new fairway expansion grassing lines. We’ve been slowly lowering the height of cut on these areas for the past 3 weeks, and are at a height that is now easily noticeable. These grassing lines are part of the Master Plan, which is bringing back the original Seth Raynor […]
Continue readingQuestion Page
This page will be designed to ask any question you may have. It might be about the Master Plan, or it could be about something you’ve seen or heard, that you’d like clarity on. Whatever question or comment comes to mind, this is the place for it! So I’ll start with a common question that […]
Continue readingFinally, the 2019 Golf Season is Here
It’s been a roller coaster winter, and just like we didn’t want, a few extra weeks of it. But Wednesday at 10:00, we can put all of that behind us, and kick off the season. The weather looks great, I hope you can join us! If you haven’t already heard, this winter was a tough […]
Continue readingFresh Groom and Bridge Work
We just completed grooming the winter ski/walking trails on the front 9. With more snow on the way, we’ll plan to have both loops groomed by the weekend. Also, the deconstruction of the old bridge, and installation/construction of the new bridge has begun. The old bridge sections were removed today, and surprisingly, the concrete was […]
Continue readingWinter Update
It’s been 2+ months since the golf course has closed, wow! Our department may have had the busiest late fall season I can remember. The goal of keeping the course open as long as possible, then complete as many technical projects before the ground freezes up, mirrors the craziness of a quick spring snow melt […]
Continue readingFirst Groom
Our Assistant Brian Richert just finished grooming the ski trails, but only on the back nine. With the wind that came with the snow yesterday, many areas are bare, and the front nine didn’t have enough snow to groom. But it’s a start, and we’d love to see you come out and use the course. […]
Continue readingFact from Fiction: Native and Fescue Roughs
There has been much discussion regarding the deep roughs that we have traditionally called “natives” and “fescues”. There’s a reason why we have both, and there seems to be some misinformation out there regarding them, so I’ll attempt to create some clarity. First, what is a Native? Native grasses between 15 and 16 Natives are […]
Continue readingEarly Summer Update
Even though we’ve only been open for a month, I’m calling this the “early summer” update. It’s been very difficult to remind myself, and others, that we’ve only been playing golf for 30 days. Yes, its June, but our progress on fine tuning the property, and especially the turf itself, is a good reminder that […]
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