LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Dear Members,
April is rounding out to be a pretty good month for the maintenance department. We have finished most of our early spring bulk applications other than a fairway insecticide application. The application is for control of mole crickets and white grubs and needs to be timed appropriately within the pest’ s life cycle. We have sprayed a post-emergent herbicide on most of the areas that had a lot of poa annua infestation on them which should start to clean the course up quite a bit. That along with another pre-emergent application next month and the golf course should be looking clean.
We have battled through some strange weather recently, mostly dry and warm followed by a late season frost to set us back a bit. The golf course seems to have perked up after some much-needed rain. We will continue placing pine straw in some areas around the property, mostly tees and high visibility areas to spruce them up a bit. As we head into some warmer weather, we will be doing a lot of edging on the cart paths and bunker faces to try and get them squared away before the growing season really begins.
As always, we are looking forward to the upcoming season and events and will try to present the golf course in the best possible condition we can.
Thanks,
Mike O’ Malley
Superintendent
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