Our club championships are over just like that.  Congratulations to all the winners and we hope the course was a challenge.  It has been difficult getting typical October green speeds with the cloudy humid conditions we have been experiencing.  Expect this to change before long.  Once again cool crisp conditions were forecasted but did not happen. 

Our greens had a minor outbreak of annual bluegrass weevil larvae.  Here is damage from a green on Wednesday.  Greens were treated the following day with an insecticide.

Here's a look at the same green five days after treatment with damage just about gone.

Sand on the way to the eighth hole.  All the green side bunkers were checked for proper sand depth and sand was added where needed.

Bunker on the eighth hole just about done.

Fall asters in bloom.  

A closer look shows thousands of bees.  Take a walk by these beds sometime.  It is amazing the number of bees, butterflies and birds enjoying these areas.

Mark Waters delivering donuts to the crew in style!

        A golden sunrise.  The early bird gets the gold!

  

 

 The course has dried out and the greens have regained their speed.  Course renovation was a success so now its time to watch the grass grow.  It looks like we might get some more rain this week as we prepare for our club championship.  Let's hope its soft and beneficial.

The morning of our last big rain event.  Ominous it is!

Soft greens have been common since August.  Ball mark repair has been inconsistent.  We can do better than this.

Cutting up the downed willow from the monster storm on September 16th. 

Bunkers have been difficult to maintain this season.  For a change there was minimal wash from the last storm.  

Here Jose and Max check sand depth on the third hole.  Just getting the sand back in place has been tough this year.

New tall fescue seedlings emerging on September 18th.

Watering the rough Friday morning under Gill's supervision.

The 18th shining!