Turf vs golf cart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgTTp6OPiJE&feature=youtu.be

The new porch

Those of you playing a round at the end of the season may have noticed the new deck on the front bathroom.  John and Terry have been working out there diligently replacing the old rotten wood with some new pressure treated timbers.  Great job boys!

Circa 1999

Here is a shot of the good ole boys with the last load of straw being cleared from the practice green.  We have since switched over to permeable covers...thankfully.

The fairies

I think the maintenance fairies were out on the golf course this morning, dropping some balls around the course for the hearty souls that were playing today (it was actually pretty nice out).

A gorgeous day

It was a gorgeous autumn day on the golf course today...there was the sweet hum of the leaf blowers (that's Jayme blowing off the 18th) that managed to finish up just before the 11am shotgun went out. The greens are in mint condition going into the winter with roots down to China...or whatever place is on the other side of the world.

Here is one of the old metal 100 yard markers that I have never really liked.  They were hard to see and needed to be painted several times each year only to look the same the next week.

The replacement process starts by removing the metal marker, which will eventually be recycled at Rainbow Salvage.

I dig in the outline of the granite marker where the old marker was.

 I get the hole to the correct depth and add some sand below the new marker.

 Making sure that it is level and flush with the turf so that the mower won't nick it.

Add some sand around the edges to fill the gap and....voila, the new granite 100 yard marker on #13.  The square patch of sod will be reused in another area.

The Perch

While we are on the subject of the perch, I managed to snap a picture of a gosling leaving it on May 3, 2010.  The bottom picture shows how the dedicated mom will stay in there even during a snowstorm with cold temperatures and high winds.

Canada Geese

Made in Canada?  This year the geese were a popular topic of discussion.  It started in the spring with the runt goose that was left to fend for himself.  This was followed by the lame goose that wasn't actually lame enough to catch.  I think he healed over the course of the summer and is probably somewhere far south of here now, with winter on the way.  Nonetheless they will be back and fighting over the perch in the spring.

Before and after

Here is another before and after picture looking south over the 3rd green.  I remember planting those evergreens when they were 2 to 3 feet tall.  The deer almost took them out one winter but they survived.

Double-crested Cormorant

Some of you may have seen this bird around the course over the last couple of weeks. It is a Double-crested Cormorant and is fishing in our ponds every year in the fall.

Before and after

Here is a before and after picture of the 11th hole, just overlooking the 12th green.