More Course Improvements Coming

We will begin repairing and sealing the asphalt cart paths April 1st and 2nd.  We will have cart traffic regulated in areas throughout the course, so please use caution during this process.

Please use golf etiquette when approaching crews working on the course.  Before hitting a ball, get the attention of the worker by waiving and letting them know you are approaching them with your shot.  And as always, yell FORE!

Where did the term 'fore' originate?

FORE!

Aerification time

I can not think of a time when so many complements have been made about how great the greens are right now.  Trust me when I say, our staff does not get tired of hearing compliments on course conditions.  But....

Mark your calendars for our spring greens aerification.  April 2nd and 3rd.  April 2nd we will start at 12:00 PM on the front 9.  Wednesday April 3rd we will finish the back 9 starting at 5:00 AM.  Please, no back 9 play on Wednesday.

We will aerify and verticut greens to remove as much thatch as possible.  Fertility has been increased at this time and we should see greens returning to normal in 14-18 days if not sooner with excellent weather conditions.

Tee's have already been aerified, seeded, topdressed and fertilized and recovered nicely.

Here is a great communication article for golfers that is put out by the GCSAA.  Please read.

Aerification: Sometimes it's good to vent

Thank you.

Wood Duck Nest Box

I received a call last week from a father and son who wanted to install some Wood Duck boxes on the course.  They told me they had been golfing at Empire Ranch and saw Wood Ducks on the pond near 16 green.  After some discussion, I thought this was a good idea to install the boxes as it fits well with our Audubon Certification and creates outreach and education to youth- so I agreed to help them. This is also a class project for the son and he will be monitoring the boxes on a regular basis.

He brought us three Wood Duck boxes that he purchased online and assembled himself.  With the help of Seth Siebel, who mounted and located them on the course, we hit the prime nesting season for these water fowl.

The nesting boxes are located at the pond on hole 3, 9/10 and 16.  Please observe and report any Wood Duck sightings as they happen.  

Interested in learning more about the Audubon International ACSP for Golf Courses?  Try this link.

http://www.auduboninternational.org/acspgolf

Wood Duck pair

Wood Duck box at pond on 9/10 tee.

Bunker Update...

• Green-side bunkers on number 9 were finished the week of March 22nd.  
• Green-side bunker on number 7 will be completed by March 29th.
• Green-side bunkers on number 1 and 2 will be sprayed with Klingstone (bunker liner) on March 28th and will be completed by April 5th.

Santiago coring out the bunker sand.  Santiago works at Granite Bay CC and we were fortunate to have him excavating the bunkers.

Viliulfo is spraying the Klingstone bunker liner while Ildefonso, Rick and Eric apply a light coat of sand.

The sod goes down by Rick, Eric and Seth.  Jose and Saul add our new bunker sand and rake smooth.

The finished product.