The recent ice and snow storms have left plenty of work for our crew.  Tree branches galore as well as an abundance of leaves (and we thought we were done) are keeping the crew busy.  The new turf continues to pose challenges with leaf removal.  We have stopped allowing equipment on the turf as much as possible so much of the work is done by hand.  Herbicides were applied to the newly seeded rough to remove germinating annual bluegrass and was quite successful.  Some of the rough was dinged up a bit afterward by equipment driving over it during leaf removal but will improve rapidly in the spring.

 

The crew removing downed Siberian elm on the 7th tee.

 

There was minimal damage to the tee surface and the stump fell back in place.

 

 

On cold mornings and days we can't get on the course the crew stays busy.  Here tee markers are being prepared for the golf season.  We make our own tee markers from trees on the course.

 

 

Jose Nunez, Juan and Edgar getting it done.

 

 

Rony and Julio repairing ball washers.

 

 

David doing detail work.

 

 

Oscar getting ready to repair something one cold morning.  We break it, he fixes it!

 

 

Wood is split as time permits and is available to the membership.

 

 

It has been difficult keeping children off the course after the snow.  We posted these signs throughout the course but too little avail.  With all the new grass we are asking everyone to stay off. 

 

 

Damaged white pine that will need to come down.

 

 

Equipment damage on new rough grass.  Most areas will fill in but some seeding will be necessary.

 

 

Three fairway continues to fill in and...

 

 

has come a long way since October!

 

 

We are repairing some areas in the fairways while the weather is nice. Here sod specialists Richard and David admire their work.  Sod gives instant gratification.

 

 

We are taking the sod from the beginning of the thirteenth fairway and will replace it with rough sod when complete.

 

 

Quincy got a new bed and loves it!

 

 

Keeping watch over his kingdom.