Aerification 2013

We began aerifying greens yesterday following the Jr. tourney.It will take several more days to complete the process, then we will do all over again next week. I'll provide an update with picture and details later in the week.

Course Pictures

This past week seemed like the perfect time to take some course photos. I wanted to take this time to thank the staff for an incredible job in preparing the course for your enjoyment.

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Severe Storm Damage

                Around 4:00 pm yesterday, a small but very strong storm passed over the course. High winds (60mph) and very heavy rain caused bunkers to wash, scattered large amounts of debris and downed 4 trees. Today all of our resources will be used blowing greens and removing debris. Once these items are completed we will be able to concentrate on playability. This process could take through the weekend before the course is back to normal. Check back over the next two days for updates.



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Spillway Repair #9

Each side of the spillway had undermined, allowing water to bypass. We lowered the water level a couple of feet, then used 25 bags of concrete to fill the holes. After one or two good rainfalls, it should return to its normal level. Below are pictures of each side.

Why do we aerify greens?

Below is a link to a video on the importance of greens aerification.


 Greens Aerification the by the USGA

Lake Bank Repair #2

Overtime, water shed from the fairway has eroded the corner of the lake to the point it had to be reconstructed. Step one was to build up the original edge and fill the bottom of the cavity with rip rap. The next step was to add dirt then pack to grade. Following the dirt, the area was sodded.



Prior to work being performed 

 Rock added

Prior to sodding



Irrigation Addition

Two heads were added to the left side of #2, providing water to an additional 21,000 square feet of turf. Below are a few pictures of the process.

Hole where tap was made

Holes being dug for heads

Pipe installation

Area in fwy repaired

One of the two heads installed