Over the past 10 days the Grounds Department has been in overdrive. With the lack of rain we have had combined with the abnormally high temperatures over the holiday, summer time maintenance has been taking place in May. Consider that the normal high temp for this time of year is 75 degrees and that prior to yesterday we have had only .2 inches of rain over the past 18 days and it is easy to understand why you have seen the crew dragging hoses. I feel the holiday weekend was a real success with the club as I seemed to notice heavy usage of the golf course which is excellent but I did feel at times that I might catch fire with the 97 degree temperatures.
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| Controlled burn of our native area by #4 Tee earlier this spring |
Following the weekend, we completed some very important maintenance on Tuesday.
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| Needle Tine Greens |
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| 10 inch deep |
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| Fertilize Greens |
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| Topdress Greens |
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| Completed Green @ #3 |
We do all these things to maintain the overall health and playability of the greens which will aid in the greens ability to withstand the summer heat that lies ahead.
Did I mention overdrive? I was able to see my daughter play in her soccer tournament in Oswego but it did entail some driving back and forth to the game and the course both Saturday and Sunday. It was all worth it as the course was in excellent shape and my daughter's team finished in 2nd place.
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Legacy U-10 team from New Lenox.
Lexy is bottom left. |
