Wind storm

This past week we had quite a wind storm. While it wasn’t accompanied by rain, snow, ice, or much else, there was still more than enough damage.

With sustained winds in the 30-40 mile per hour range and gusts as high as 60-70 miles per hour it was a very intense storm. While it lacked the sudden intensity and widespread tree destruction of the Derecho from several years ago, this storm nevertheless will require a lot of cleanup. About 15 trees fell during the storm. 13 of them were pines and 2 were dead or dying crabapples. While these trees represent a loss to our overall tree population, they are not as valuable as some of our hardwoods and can be replaced with better, stronger species through our tree replacement program.

Over the next week we will focus on cleanup. Picking up sticks, branches and medium to large limbs across the entire property. We will also cut up some of the smaller whole trees that fell. The larger full trees will be handled by our outside tree contractor.

Please bear with us as we work through the cleanup process. Please be cautious on the course around the debris. We are dedicating most of our labor to returning the course to a playable state as soon as possible.

 

Etiquette Reminder of the Month

Please don't start off 10 tee without permission from the Golf Pro Shop.

Also, as part of a Golf Committee initiative to improve course etiquette, we have included links to videos teaching proper on course etiquette. Please take a moment to watch:

Ball Marks - How to properly repair

Bunker etiquette

See you on the course!

Joe

jvillegas@bwrc.org