Over 5M gallons of water pumped off course after this weeks storm

Flooding after Sunday night's thunderstorms

The course has dried up well after the extreme 73mm of rainfall received early in the week.  To date, after today's download from the logger software, we pumped 3,250,000 gallons of water off the golf course to date with just our drainage pump on No. 13!  This does not include the pumps at the driving range which would contributed another 2 million gallons!

The conditions are pretty dialed in for this labour day weekend of golf at the Club.  The timing of cultural practices such as venting, topdressing and fertilizing the week of August 19th couldn't have been better before the big rain earlier this week.  The course has made a big rebound from the recent dry period and heavy peak summer play.  Some extra sand was spread yesterday on greens and tees which should further help contribute toward spectacular conditions for the Men's Invitational later next week.  The course is looking it's best all summer long.

Some extra slit-seeding was done on a few greens before yesterday's topdress went down to further help fill in any remaining voids in the fine turf on greens 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17.

The fairways were cut three times again this week and in a diagonal direction to reduce grain and firm up the playing surface for some extra roll.

Fairways mowed in a diagional pattern three times this week to reduce grain and firm up surface

Today the greens were sprayed with Primo Maxx growth regulator to promote more lateral growth of the turf and help speed-up the playing surfaces.

In the coming week we will be making final preparations for next weekend's two-day Men's Invitational.  Greens will be brushed and double-cut, to further reduce any grain and maximize trueness and ball roll out.  Ditches will be groomed and hazards marked to define in-play boundaries.  Fairways will continue to be mowed frequently to 'burn in the lines' in a diagonal pattern.

Canada geese continue to be a problem despite efforts

The geese on the course still remain a problem despite efforts to chasing them away with dogs and carts, creating a boundary by roping along the shoreline and coyote decoys.  Today will will try a new technique with a goose repellent spray called Avigon.  It was applied to the turf along No. 16, 17 and 18.  With over 40 geese in the flock hanging around the property, we look forward to taking advantage of the migritory bird hunt allowance September 3rd to December 18th as an additional measure. 

Have a great labour day weekend and enjoy the conditions!