November roundup

Reducing to one post per month allows for many things to happen between updates. Here is the November roundup:

The leaves started falling in earnest in the last 2 weeks, but they took their time in October. This allowed us to focus on some projects which was nice, but it only delayed the inevitable: the leaves will always fall. We are fully into our cleanup process and golfers will see blowers and the vacuum out at every possible occasion. Cold mornings and windy days make it difficult, but we will keep plugging along.

Bunker renovation work is complete. We completed holes 1, 4, 9, and 10. We maintain a spreadsheet showing when each bunker was built and last renovated, so although it may seem we jumped around randomly, these were the holes that needed to be done. All the sod has been laid, the bunkers on holes 4 and 10 are reopened, and 1 and 9 will be open by next week.

We have transitioned directly into our offseason drainage program already. This year we will be adding drains to #3 fairway, #7 approach, and #10 fairway. We started on #7 approach last week and should have it wrapped up this week. It is undecided as to whether we will head to #3 or #10 next, but either way we hope to have one more hole complete before Christmas.

Lastly, we replaced the “Practice Area Open/Closed’ sign that was along the path towards the driving range. The previous sign was in decent shape, however at some point late last summer, someone decided to take the removable portion that read “open” or “closed”. Instead of making another piece out of wood to replace it, we decided to continue our gradual upgrading of all course signage and purchase a new sign that matched our tee signs. It is in place now and looks very nice. Check it out next time you go to the driving range.

We have had some cold days, but also some warmth mixed in. It has been just right to keep us very busy!

Etiquette Reminder of the Month

Please stay off all grass surfaces during a frost delay.

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

 

See you on the course!

Joe

jvillegas@bwrc.org