Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Greens Covering March 4 - 6, 2015
Due to low temperatures moving in Wednesday afternoon with precipitation we will begin covering greens first thing Wednesday morning in hopes of getting it done in front of the bad weather. The greens will remained covered until Friday morning or when the temperatures are above freezing. We hope to have the courses ready for any golf that can be squeezed in on Friday afternoon. Thank you for your patience and we hope the cold weather goes away soon!
2015 February Course Conditions
It’s been a busy month for all three of the
courses. Bunker projects, drainage and playability projects are all in full
swing. I am really proud of the job everyone on the staff has been doing and it
is very visible on the golf courses! As you’ll see from the Playability Section
of this report we are very close to completing the entire list of playability
items from the 2014 playability report.
Playability
Items for 2014/2015
The items marked with highlighted RED FONT have been completed. We are really excited that we have been able
to complete so many of the playability items from the 2014 Playability Report.
Rather than take the shrinking list that we have been putting in the monthly
course conditions report I have taken the original list from the October Golf
Committee Meeting so that everyone could see the full scope of work that has
been completed.
White Wing
•
HOLE #2
•
Remove
and replace DG at the blue tee area. COMPLETE
•
Place
river rocks at the curb between the blue and green tee. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#5
•
GREEN
TEE: Remove and replace the damaged steps; rework entire tee box and re
sod with Zoysia turf. Land Constructors will be starting the renovation of this tee
area once they have completed the Cowan Creek bunker renovations.
Ø HOLE
#6
•
Replace
damaged tee monument. Cleaned off broken portion of
this monument and do not feel it needs replaced at this time (hole layout is
still visible along with yardages)
•
Remove
rock walkway and replace with mulch with a rock border. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#7
•
Place river
rocks along the cart path between #7 green and #8 tee box. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#8
•
Major
tree trimming needed from the tee area to the green. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#14
•
Major
tree trimming on the right side from tee to green. IN
PROGRESS, Contracted and will be completed by the first week of March
Ø HOLE
#17
•
Flower
bed left of green and behind the sales center, must be reworked. COMPLETE
Cowan Creek
Ø HOLE
#1
•
Suggest
possible DG area under the group of trees on the right side of the fairway. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#3
Recommend
installing more French drains on the left side of the fairway. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#5
•
Continue
to improve the drainage issue near blue tee area to prevent DG from washing
away with each rain. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#6
•
Improve
the drainage on the left side of the fairway. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#16
•
Expand
the DG area at the blue tee box. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#18
•
(Safety
issue) Place
more large rocks adjacent to the cart path in the creek area to minimize the
severe drop off. COMPLETE
Legacy Hills
Ø HOLE
#1
•
Recommend
this hole become a "cart path only"
hole full-time. COMPLETE (ROPED OFF 100YDS OUT)
•
Place
native rocks along cart path near green area. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#3
•
Create a
DG area under the trees on the right side of the fairway, between the
bunkers and the cart path. COMPLETE
•
Create a
DG area under the trees at the right front of the green.
Ø HOLE
#8
•
Large
tree on the left side needs trimmed to remove fairway overhang. COMPLETE
Ø HOLE
#9
•
Eliminate
two of the 4 exits and repair the remaining 2; make hole "cart path only"
until the repair is healed. THIS WILL
BE THE LAST ITEM WE TACKLE ON THE LIST AND WILL HAVE IT COMPLETE IN MARCH
Ø HOLE
#12
•
Trim the
trees on the right side of the left blue tee box. COMPLETE
•
Install
a DG approach to the green tee box. WILL BE
COMPLETE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH
Ø HOLE
#14
•
Trim the
trees on the left side of all tee boxes in Berry Creek. COMPLETE
Legacy Hills
Greenside Bunkers
The staff has been working diligently on this and completed
emptying the greenside bunkers the first week of February. We have started
filling the bunkers back in with the same sand used in the White Wing and Cowan
Creek greenside bunkers and hope to have this complete by the first week in
March depending on weather. Currently
Holes 1-5 are complete.
Soil
Testing
February’s disease samples were sent to the lab
on 2/16/2015 and all samples came back negative for disease.
Audubon
Certification
The certification process has made strides over the past few
months. We currently have completed the
certification handbook, both the fertilizer and pesticide reference tables;
cultural practices reference table, the golf course site map, and wildlife inventory. These documents have been submitted into a
dropbox specified for the Audubon Certification Board. In the upcoming months we plan on
establishing a support group including all the active participants in the
certification process, as well as board members from wildlife groups in Sun City . We will
complete our case study this year, which will be a collaborative effort between
ourselves and the Wood Shop group. For
this we will be building and installing birdhouses in native areas throughout
all three courses selected for indigenous bird species. These bird houses will then be monitored over
the years by volunteers and employees.
In addition, we plan on taking and submitting photos needed for the
certification process this year, which include:
photos of wildlife on the golf course, our chemical mixing area,
fertilizer containment area, etc. We
still need to calculate the acreage of ponds, streams, beds, and other wildlife
areas for submittal, which will also be completed this year. The ultimate goal by the end of the year is
to have all of the needed files submitted, with only a required site inspection
before we are completely certified.
GCSAA
Certification
Attended
4 GCSAA webinars:
Herbicide
Resistance in Turf: An emerging issue facing Golf Course Superintendents
Go Green
for Groundwater
How your
spray tank water can impact pesticide performance
Increase
the precision of your nitrogen application
Moisture
Monitoring
Here is a week’s worth of moisture monitoring
from Cowan Creek
|
Date:
|
2/9/2015
|
Soil
|
Date:
|
2/11/2015
|
Soil
|
Date:
|
2/13/2015
|
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|
Hole
|
High
Area
|
Low
Area
|
Temp
|
Hole
|
High
Area
|
Low
Area
|
Temp
|
Hole
|
High
Area
|
Low
Area
|
|
#1
|
21.3%
|
27.7%
|
|
#1
|
20.9%
|
34.6%
|
|
#1
|
20.3%
|
25.2%
|
|
#2
|
19.3%
|
34.1%
|
|
#2
|
19.8%
|
34.1%
|
|
#2
|
13.5%
|
31.6%
|
|
#3
|
19.8%
|
18.4%
|
|
#3
|
20.2%
|
35.0%
|
|
#3
|
13.2%
|
13.0%
|
|
#4
|
20.8%
|
34.6%
|
|
#4
|
20.0%
|
32.8%
|
|
#4
|
18.0%
|
32.0%
|
|
#5
|
18.4%
|
27.7%
|
|
#5
|
19.8%
|
33.2%
|
|
#5
|
18.4%
|
22.8%
|
|
#6
|
29.2%
|
19.8%
|
|
#6
|
21.2%
|
38.9%
|
|
#6
|
24.6%
|
22.3%
|
|
#7
|
20.3%
|
30.6%
|
|
#7
|
22.6%
|
34.6%
|
|
#7
|
19.8%
|
34.1%
|
|
#8
|
15.9%
|
23.8%
|
|
#8
|
18.2%
|
38.6%
|
|
#8
|
11.0%
|
20.8%
|
|
#9
|
19.3%
|
27.2%
|
|
#9
|
21.5%
|
31.7%
|
|
#9
|
14.9%
|
27.7%
|
|
#10
|
33.6%
|
33.1%
|
|
#10
|
24.0%
|
34.2%
|
|
#10
|
25.0%
|
30.2%
|
|
#11
|
20.3%
|
31.1%
|
|
#11
|
19.7%
|
33.1%
|
|
#11
|
18.0%
|
29.7%
|
|
#12
|
19.3%
|
20.8%
|
|
#12
|
19.2%
|
32.8%
|
|
#12
|
18.0%
|
19.8%
|
|
#13
|
28.2%
|
30.6%
|
|
#13
|
18.9%
|
31.9%
|
|
#13
|
25.2%
|
28.7%
|
|
#14
|
27.2%
|
36.5%
|
|
#14
|
24.6%
|
38.9%
|
|
#14
|
18.0%
|
34.1%
|
|
#15
|
23.3%
|
30.6%
|
|
#15
|
20.4%
|
32.4%
|
|
#15
|
18.2%
|
29.2%
|
|
#16
|
15.4%
|
21.8%
|
|
#16
|
20.2%
|
34.1%
|
|
#16
|
14.9%
|
20.8%
|
|
#17
|
14.9%
|
15.4%
|
|
#17
|
20.4%
|
30.2%
|
|
#17
|
17.4%
|
18.0%
|
|
#18
|
16.4%
|
17.4%
|
|
#18
|
20.1%
|
38.1%
|
|
#18
|
15.4%
|
18.9%
|
|
PG
|
15.4%
|
32.1%
|
|
PG
|
15.4%
|
34.4%
|
|
PG
|
13.0%
|
31.1%
|
|
CG
|
18.0%
|
30.0%
|
|
CG
|
26.4%
|
36.2%
|
|
CG
|
24.3%
|
14.9%
|
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