Starting on the 18th of February we will be contracting a outside service to apply Barricade (spring weed reducer) and Primo (growth regulator) to the tees and fairways. For the most part they will be finished before play reaches them; however, they may have a few holes remaining before that time. The "white balls" on the fairways are fact a foam marking system they allow them to know where they have spray and are completely harmless. These balls will disappear quickly throughout the day.
Once they have completed the tees and fairways they will be spraying the rough which take until the 19th to complete.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Maintenance of the Course
As the weather warms the turf starts growing faster than during the winter months. What does this mean to the Avondale members? Well this means the crew will be out working hard to keep the detail and the course conditions at the best that they can ... meaning that since we have reduced our staff by 25% the things they we could do before such as not mowing on tournament days, being less obtrusive during the working hours will have to be understood they if you want the job done we are going to have to work during play.
This by no means means that the staff will not be trying their very best to stay out of your way; however, it does mean that they are going to be more visible than before. Good news is that on Sat and Sun we only work four hours thus you rarely will see them then.
Thank you for your understanding during these economic times.
This by no means means that the staff will not be trying their very best to stay out of your way; however, it does mean that they are going to be more visible than before. Good news is that on Sat and Sun we only work four hours thus you rarely will see them then.
Thank you for your understanding during these economic times.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Greens Mowers & Fountains
We finally figured out exactly where the drops of oil on the greens was coming from ... it was our newer walking greens mowers. Toro took each of the units in a upgraded the shafts and replaced the seals and now the problem is fixed. Good news is that it cost us nothing.
You may have noticed that the fountains on 6 & 8's lakes have been off for a couple of days. The reason for this is that the 480V transformer in the pump station which also controls all of the front nine and practice irrigation clocks burnt out leaving us without irrigation or power on the front nine. We just got it repaired on Sat. thus by Sunday the fountains and irrigation will be back on. The really good news is that during this time Mother Nature blessed us with rain so all is well with the turf.
You may have noticed that the fountains on 6 & 8's lakes have been off for a couple of days. The reason for this is that the 480V transformer in the pump station which also controls all of the front nine and practice irrigation clocks burnt out leaving us without irrigation or power on the front nine. We just got it repaired on Sat. thus by Sunday the fountains and irrigation will be back on. The really good news is that during this time Mother Nature blessed us with rain so all is well with the turf.
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