Beautiful spring weather is allowing for tremendous progress on golf course projects and overall maintenance. If the forecast holds, we will be completing edging of the green side bunkers before the weekend. Fairway bunker work will then begin next week. Check out the photos below for a glimpse of course happenings during the past few weeks.
Bunker work continues, in this photo staff puts the finishing touches on #9. More photos of bunker work are available in my previous post.
In coordination with the Golf Staff, we have started using ropes to mark the hitting area on the range tee each day. By utilizing ropes, we are are better able to control the movement of hitting stations each day. This will allow increased recovery time of older hitting areas, and an overall better tee surface as the season progresses.
Fairways were fertilized on Friday, May 11th. By utilizing an outside contractor, we are able to precisely and efficiently fertilize all 33 acres of fairway before 8am.
The "Mercedes Unimog" in action, the large flotation tires leave little trace of a large truck traversing our fairways. 10,000 lbs. of fertilizer spread in 3 hours with no impact on play.
"Greens Roller Demo Day"
We are currently using several "demo" greens rollers to find the best fit for the greens at RCC. With the large undulations in the greens, it's important we find the right machine for the job of smoothing our greens.
Fairway topdressing was completed on Monday, May 14th. Fairways should be back to normal in the next few days.
