Tree Trimming

Tree trimming continues today as part of our winter course maintenance. Today Alex, Bo, Kevin, and Kelly are using the bucket truck to trim limbs on #12 that overhang the fairway. Limbs are being trimmed back so that they don't hang out into the fairway, which will hopefully provide a more "fair" opportunity on your #12 tee shot. Unfortunately, the bucket truck only lets Alex reach so high, so some of the upper limbs may still overhang a bit, but this should be a nice improvement in the playability of this hole.

Projects of this nature are continuing around the course as weather conditions allow. Cold temperatures and frozen ground allow us to move equipment onto the course without damaging the turf.

SNOW & COLD

Wow - it's been brutally cold and snowy here for the past several days. Daytime highs have been in single-digits or low teens, and overnight lows have gone well into minus figures. Add about 5" of snow on top of that and there hasn't been much work done outside lately. The ponds are frozen solid, too, as you can see in the picture above. That's #17 green with part of the frozen pond in front of it and the clubhouse in the distance. Click the picture to see a larger version.

Even though nothing has happened outdoors in the past week or so, the guys have been busy painting all of the tee markers (minimum 18 holes x 4 sets x 2 each = 144 tee markers), broken tee cups, and trash containers. Gene has all of the mowers sharpened, serviced, cleaned and ready for another season.