The first day of summer has arrived.  What a crazy weekend of weather we just experienced!  Friday it was 95 degrees with 35 mph winds followed by a cool weekend with similar winds.  Those winds have dried out the course considerably so a little rain would be perfect about now.  Of course, it is Member Guest week.  The course is in excellent shape and should present itself well for our guests.

Monday morning it was 47 degrees when I left for the course, almost 50 degrees cooler than Friday!

This spring has had an unusual amount of clover in the rough.  It has been difficult applying herbicides with golf, weather and mowing schedules.  We finally sprayed nearly 20 acres which is about half of what is required.  The yellowing area in the picture is the clover saying goodbye.

Member Guest preparation begins weeks before the tournament.  Here Shawn applies sand topdressing to spruce up the driving range tee.

Repairing a wet area near the 11th green tee.

Our fairways are playing firm and fast.

Benefits of tree removals are starting to show.  Here is the rough-fairway perimeter on the first hole.  This use to have thin, weak turf caused by the large oak that was growing nearby.  What a difference!

This is an improvement happening before our eyes on the tenth tee.  The yellowish areas are Poa annua saying goodbye now that there is a better environment for perennial grasses.  Eventually these voids will fill in with bentgrass.

The two-year upgrade of our pump station is complete.  To the left is a new 30 HP pump and motor.  The pressure maintenance pump is on the right.

Foxes continue to be a nuisance, even in our Better Billy bunkers.  Fortunately, they can't dig through the polymer layer.  

Unrepaired ball marks continue to be an issue.  This was 12 feet from the pin on 18 green.

The wildflower bed on the 11th hole is astounding.  I counted ten different species blooming when this picture was taken!