Hot and nasty describes our current weather pattern.  Fortunately cooler weather is forecast the week of the Bowers.  What a break!  Mondays continue to be a great day for course improvements.  We accomplish so much more than in years past and the course shows it.  Fairway divots are repaired regularly.  The crew removes the dying divots as well and fills them with sand.  Please continue to do your part by replacing them or using the sand mix.  Throw the divot into the rough rather than leave them in the fairway(tough on our fairway mowers).   Spraying fairways and rough on Mondays continues to be a benefit as well.  No cart restrictions on spray days anymore!  The practice green is showing the benefit of one day of rest as well.

 

On Monday most of the in play tree work was completed throughout the course.  These guys can really motor around when there are no golfers to deal with.

 

 

Three trees removed damaged by the storm several weeks ago.  This is the future site of the championship tee on the third hole.

 

 

This leaner was cut down on the fifth hole.  It was blocking the view of the right side of the hole from the back tees. 

 

 

The view is a little better now.

 

 

Finally some time to work on the pollinating garden behind 15 green.  Here the guys are adding soil to divert storm water from entering the bed.  Storms later that day ensured it worked!  Next step is to add replacement perennials that died from too much water.

 

 

We applied herbicides nearly a month ago to specific rough to suppress bermudagrass in new sod.  Here the fescue sod is pretty happy with minimal encroachment of bermudagrass.  The turf to the left is a solid stand of bermudagrass and on the right bentgrass.  A second application is coming when it cools down.

 

 

Circulation fans are money well spent when it is hot and humid. 

 

 

There continues to be too much of this in our fairways.  Please try and prevent sharp turns and fast starts.

 

 

We raised two red tail hawks!  Here they are on Saturday morning.  One of the adults was nearby as well.

 

 

If you are eating at the club its possible you are enjoying fresh vegetables from our garden!

 

 

The fireworks were spectacular.  This company does a good job cleaning up as well!