Monday, October 21, 2024

Bunkers - Grounds Facility Member Tour - Halloween Trailer Rides - Fall Pics - Super Pro Event


My apologies for not updating my blog for a while but here a few of the interesting things we have been doing.  Every fall we add bunker sand to our high traffic areas.  My team was knocking them out so well that we ran out of sand but will be starting this back up next week.






Spreading out the sand just right with the bunker blade.



I invited the golf committee, green committee and the board of directors over for a tour of the grounds facility last week.







Our cold storage is packed full of equipment!  I am on the left explaining what everything is for.




My equipment manager Mitch was explaining how, when and why we sharpen all of our reel mowers.




Every year we decorate and take part in the fall festival giving haunted hay rides out on the golf course.



Thank you Scott Werly! He has been the hayride driver for all of the years of the event.



Lots of room to sit!!



It's nearly peak for our fall colors out on the golf course, looking back on 5 fairway.



Looking north on 5 fairway.




Last Thursday I hosted the Super Pro event for men and ladies.  54 players signed up and enjoyed course set up changes like three holes to putt to on 5 green.  Scott and I chose the back hole... big mistake as we were 12 feet above the hole and just tapping it, it rolled off the green.  Scott being the hall-of-famer that he is rolled in our par putt, but I gave him the line with mine just short :).

 

Fescue on 7

The fescue on the right of number seven has been a discussion item with the green committee over the last year.  They discussed how difficul...