April 17th Update

Well a common theme this spring has been the presence of snow storms rolling through the area every other day it seems like. Yesterday was no different, our crew went out to continue clearing greens and it started to snow, so we shut it down. The crew will continue to grow over the next few weeks, as we will be adding staff from other departments to help whip the golf course into shape once the snow starts to disappear. We are scheduled to aerate greens and fairways this week, with no grass visible on the course it is a safe bet we might be pushing that back a few weeks. Hopefully this week we will be able to remove bubble wrap from afew greens, but that will depend on mother nature.

I would like to congratulate Trent Luckhurst on his promotion to 2nd Assistant Superintendent this past week. Trent and myself have been working side by side the last few weeks managing the staff, and he has been a great help keeping things running smoothly. Trent who hails from Australia is a returning staff member from last season who has a strong base of turfgrass experience as well as education. I look forward to having him on our management team and hearing his ideas on how to make this season great.