This week we take a look back and look forward.
Last week Bretton Woods was the site of a local qualifying tournament
for the USGA Mid-Amateur. It was a tough stretch of weather, but the Grounds
staff and the course performed well. 100+ of the top amateur players in the area played
and, by most accounts, everyone loved the course. The rain and thunderstorms
made for an eventful lead-up as well as conclusion. There was a playoff, which was
then interrupted by the day’s second storm, then postponed due to darkness. The
players then returned early the next morning to resume where they left off: in
the middle of 18 fairway. It was an exciting end to an exciting day (and the
next morning!).
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| Morning of the Mid-Am |
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| Morning of the Mid-Am |
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| Morning of the Mid-Am |
Hopefully the weather doesn’t impact September’s schedule quite
as much. Coming up over the next month, we have a busy event schedule. Several
outings are booked in September. The Stroke Play Championship is decided on the
first weekend after Labor Day. Also, coming this month are the Men’s and Women’s
Member-Guest or Member-Member or Guest Days. Regardless of their title, these
two events are important dates for the Grounds staff. Lastly, sandwiched in
among everything else is the IMF Multi-Sport Day, which is another busy day for
the Grounds department and the entire staff of Bretton Woods. We will be
preparing golf, mini golf, soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, and several
other sports for participation that day.
Finally, once all the dust settles from this, we will turn
our attention to fall projects. We will be inserting drainage into the far-right
side of 17 green, stripping and re-sodding bunker edges on holes 14, 15, 16, and
17, and seeding rough.
The drainage project is overdue. 17 green has struggled with excessive moisture for the last 2 years and we will be making the necessary corrections.
The bunker work will be identical to fall bunker work we
have done in the past. You can read about
that work and our process here,
here,
and here.
This scope will consist of all the bunkers on #14 and 16, plus greenside bunkers
only on holes 15 and 17. These holes were all renovated 5 years ago now and
bunkers last between 5-7 years. Because we don’t have unlimited funds or a
large staff, we break up the bunkers to be done over the course of several
years, based on when they were renovated last.
We will cover each of these projects more extensively in
subsequent blogs. Needless to say, we have a lot planned over the next couple
of months.
Etiquette Reminder of the Month
Please leave bunker rakes inside the bunker once you are
finished.
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:
See you on the course!
Joe
jvillegas@bwrc.org
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