Ugh, ugh, ugh.  I feel compelled to apologize for the course condition but what more could we have possibly done to prevent this mess?  One thing I can assure you is that we will do all that we can to get our course back in shape.  Unfortunately just when we think it can't get worse it can.  The possibility of a hurricane is very real and we will just have to wait and see.  Here's a look at the horror.

 

Three fairway swale. 

 

Three fairway. 

 

Contrast from the fairway to the rough.  Fairways and tees have taken their lumps but our rough is having a great year so far.

 

Five fairway.  I believe it is time to consider another type of turf for our fairways.  Bentgrass just can't handle the heat extremes we are experiencing.  Drainage was installed to this fairway before we regrassed in 2013 but more is required.  The growing environment in this fairway will always be a challenge.

 

Another example of a nice stand of fescue/bluegrass in the rough versus bent in the fairway. 

 

The difference from six fairway and five is striking.  It's easy to see where all the water goes...and stays.

 

 

When the turf is struggling bunker maintenance increases.  Here Jose B. and Francisco vibratory compact new sand added to bunkers requiring sand.

 

 

A completed bunker.

 

 

Perfect ninety degree cart etiquette. 

 

 

In the middle of a pandemic there is also an epidemic attacking oak trees.  Oak borers are devastating our native trees.  The light area is saw dust from the borer in a white oak.  Fortunately this is in a weak tree scheduled to be removed.  We have not seen any other damage from this serious pest but will begin spraying insecticides to prevent future problems.  All oaks will be sprayed by our staff beginning the next two weeks.  Insecticides are applied to the trunk up to about twenty feet and repeated in about a month.