Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The Nightmare Event and Tree Trimming 1997 and 2015.


Online Version


Last week we had the first Nightmare on Union Street event where our two club champions set the hole locations and tee markers.  The course played as tough as I have ever seen it.  Here is a short video from Chris Rogers highlighting his group.


https://vimeo.com/144106570


Also last week we finished some tree trimming on holes 9, 10 and 18.  The last time we trimmed all of the tree on these holes was my first year, 18 years ago in 1997.



1997 Before Tree Trimming


1997 After Tree Trimming

Fast forward 18 years.....we start over on the same trees.

  



A tree climber up in a Silver maple on #10.

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