Well, it's very obvious we are into the busy season. It has been several weeks since last post. The course is going through many changes, mainly the removal of 250+ trees. The tree guys are making great progress, holes 10-18 are done as well as 6-9. As we get a few weeks from completion we will begin cart path repair. My hope is that a good portion is done by Member/Guest June 20-21.
You also may have noticed the lake on #17 is completely drained. Over the years the pipe has collapsed causing the lake level to drop. The county has declared the overflow pipe to be in bad shape, so they took on the project and contracted the work to begin soon. This is a major project and could finish up into the late Fall, if mother nature cooperates.
Greens were aerified this past Tuesday. They desperately needed it to allow oxygen down to the root system. The majority of the problems with our greens is a lack of aerification this season. When aerification is not done, greens have a tendency to "seal off" meaning no nutrients, water or oxygen can effectively get down to where it needs to be. So by punching holes it allows these very important things to happen. I have fertilized and I am expecting a 2 week turnaround. Expect a few more aerifications this season, July and late August.
I want to wish Chris Knobloch the best as he pursues his passion of teaching. It has been a pleasure getting to know and work with him. The contributions he made to get NCC to where we are is remarkable. Thank You Chris for everything you did, you will be missed.
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