At this time of year, with the cold weather, our work doesn’t stop but shifts in focus. Drainage, bunker work, and tree work dominate our outside time. But we also spend a great deal of time inside working on refurbishing some of the accessories that are on the course.
Bunker rakes, ball washers, and tee markers are all cleaned,
repaired and repainted as necessary at this time. Because the golf season is
over, having these items off the course for a period is not a major problem, compared
to the us trying to do the work in July.
This year we will also be removing the yardage plaques from
the course for good thorough cleaning. It has been several years since we last
cleaned the plaques (they don’t get dirty very quickly), but this will be the
first time we have brought them back to the shop for a deeper cleaning. We will
get the plaques back out to the course once we are finished, but there will be
a stretch of time that they are missing. We will work on 9 holes at a time. With
clean plaques for the start of next season, we will also work on double checking
the yardages and making sure the plaques are set correctly.
Winter work is slower paced and not related to the health of
the turf, but the tasks that we get accomplished still make a difference to the
overall experience during the season.
As a reminder, we are now reducing down to 1 post per month
through February. Thank you
Etiquette Reminder of the Month
Please be careful on greens that are partially covered in
snow or ice. Do not play from these spots, and please do not try and scrape the
snow or ice out of your way.
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
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