June 6th

Ladies' Golf Camp Today and Friday on Back 9



Welcome participants to the popular Ladies' Golf Camp starting today and finishing tomorrow on the back 9.  Different stations for instruction are set up at various hole locations to focus on putting, chipping and sand shot play.

WEATHER CONDITIONS
Yesterday started off a little chilly again with temps down to 5 degrees.  The day warmed up to a high of 17 by mid-afternoon to golfers to remove a layer of clothing and swing a little easier.  Last night the low stayed a little milder with the temps above double digits at 11 degrees to aid in more recovery.  Today is expected to be cloudy with a high of 14.  There is 40 percent chance of showers with wind becoming east 20 km/h late this morning.  Tonight it will remain cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. The east wind becoming light late this evening. Low 10.

GOLF CARTS are permitted today.  Conditions have dried up quite substantially over the last few days without any rain.  However, please use caution to avoid isolated wet areas and keep carts on paths where provided whenever possible.

CAUTION! The tree in the bush right of No. 5 green is still hung up and flagged that fell on Sunday.  Please keep away!  Bartlett tree experts will be in on Monday to safely dismantle the trees in the zone affected.

COURSE PLAYABILITY
The course has dried up a lot after yesterday's windy conditions and drainage time.  Expect to get a little more roll out there then the last couple of days.
Ground Under Repair - Treat all new sodded areas IN ROUGH as 'ground under repair'.  No. 18 fairway has been overseeded to recover ice damage.  Treat any bare areas on No. 18 as 'ground under repair'.
Greens - Green speeds are approximately 9-9.5 feet  being cut today but not rolled.
Rough - With the drier stretch of weather the mowers have been able to cut steady over the last few days and have caught up on the rough.  The bluegrass rough still continues to grow very quickly with this cooler weather necessitating constant mowing.
Bunkers - The bunkers were raked again this morning and are drying out for better performance closer to normal course standards.
Driving Range -  The driving range is closed until further notice.  The PTO pump without the rain is finally starting to gain lowering the levels by a couple inches in the last couple of days.  Hopefully we don't receive any more excessive rain to allow us a chance to open the range asap.
Course Etiquette - Please remember to repair ball marks and replace divots.  If carrying your golf bag and using the sand tubes, please use on FAIRWAYS ONLY.  Maintenance staff repairs all tee divots and uses a different seed then what is used on fairways.

Course aerification (Greens, tees and approaches) begins next week

COURSE MAINTENANCE

• Course Aerification scheduled for next Monday, Tuesday June 10, 11th (Wed rain date)
• Rough continues to be mowed to keep up with fast growing bluegrass
• Greens, fairways and approaches were mowed today
• Bunkers were raked
• Hand watering sodded areas

PROJECTS
Areas marked as GUR around the course continue to be prepped and sod laid to correct low lying thin turf areas for increase playability.

Sunken area left of No. 10 green was raised and sodded today to increase playability

Have a great round!