Great weather continues as we enter Thanksgiving week.  Most of our projects are going very well as we enter the home stretch.  Construction of the 13th tee as well as sod work on the 10th hole begins Monday.  Expect plenty to be done next week!

We are wrapping up slicing the fairways with the ShockWave.  This operation breaks up some of the layering in our soils and improves water infiltration and promotes deeper rooting of bentgrass.

The Shock Wave is a very powerful piece of equipment and brings plenty of rocks to the surface with the help of Rockmeister Richard Purple.  Dick envisions buried treasure!

Remember the tenth hole like this..

That was then and this is now!

The last pine takes a fall.

The contractor spent the better part of day two working on the root systems of the pines in preparation of sod.

The forward tee on seven during construction showing the sub grade and drainage being installed.

Removing perfect sod on the 13th tee and relocating to weak collar areas.

Perfect sod work by your staff.

This is a female Ginkgo which has NASTY smelling fruit.  There are actually two females on the course and are on the first and second holes.  Bob McNamara gets an atta boy for trying but there were no winners this time.  Keep reading this blog for more opportunities to win a dozen balls so…

you don't have to ball hawk like Dave Page!

Lentz's Revenge was the best yet.  I hope the coyote didn't catch your ball like yours truly!

What a spectacular start to November we just experienced.  It was a great week to work on the course and the turf liked it too.  The leaves have begun to be problematic so much of our labor is directed to keeping the course as leaf free as possible.

Leaves are blown into the deep rough where they are then mulched.

It has not been a particularly great fall for color but this Ginkgo tree is an exception. 

The Ginkgo tree dates back to prehistoric times.  Most of the leaves drop almost at once.  There are both male and female trees.  Be the first to locate the only female on the course this week and win a dozen golf balls!

This bald cypress resembles a needled evergreen and in the fall a dying evergreen.  It however is a deciduous tree that will leaf out in the spring.

Before purchasing equipment we demonstrate many different types.  Here Jose mows the 12th fairway with a John Deere.  We plan to purchase some fairway mowers in the next fiscal year.

Fairways not solid tine aerated in September were completed this week.  We also did the greens.

We have had mixed results with our honeybees.  This colony has done really well after a slow start but the other colony collapsed.

There is sometimes a fine line whether a putt drops or not.  Here a depression from a dropped flagstick from the previous day could be the cause.

Lentz's Revenge is Wednesday and we hope you are there!