Dec. 2013 Course Conditions
Course Conditions
This month we experienced numerous cold temperature days
with precipitation included. This lead to numerous course closures which had us
working around the shops, cleaning, working on equipment and reorganizing. With
the weather getting back to “normal” for this time of the year we will be able
to continue working on various playability and safety items.
White Wing Greenside
Bunkers
After removing sand from the greenside bunkers and mixing in
a new firmer sand we were still not satisfied with the results. That being
said, we have decided to remove all of the existing sand from the greenside
bunkers and install a new sand that will provide a much firmer playing
condition. We have started the sand removal process this week and hope to have
this complete over the next three weeks. Once that is complete we will start
installing new sand and hope to have the entire project complete sometime in
February. During this time we ask that all greenside bunkers at White Wing be
played as ground under repair. To eliminate any confusion, all White Wing
greenside bunkers, whether being worked on or not should be considered GUR
until we are finished with this project. Staff will also mark the bunkers with
a painted GUR. We will update the progress of this project in the golf
communicator and Golf Maint. Blog.
Where did the greens covers
go?
We recently had the question come up about the covers that
we use to cover our greens during extremely cold and continuous low temperatures.
If you remember in the past we would have the big bulky “tarps” rolled up and
sitting on a pallet somewhere next to or behind the greens. This not only was
an eyesore but it also affected play if your shot came to rest next to one of
these. A few years ago we were able to purchase replacement covers out of the
reserves. These new covers are much lighter weight and easier to handle, this
allows us to move them in and out from the maintenance facility without having
to leave them on the course.
