Once again the Merlins are the first birds back into the territory, although I did see one in January and it may have been around all winter. These small falcons have been around the course for years now and generally nest near the 18th green.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Forward tees
A new feature of the course this season will be the addition of a new set of forward yellow tees. These tees will be perfect for beginners, some seniors and basically anybody that might enjoying playing a shorter course. Here is a shot of the routing on the front 9.
Snow Removal
Here is a shot of the 18th green where we have been removing the snow with the Bobcat. You can see the layers caused by alternating snow and melting events. This drift is about 2.5 feet high and there are some drifts around the course that are 5 to 6 feet high. Mother Nature is going to have to take care of those ones.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Impatiently waiting.
Yes the course is still closed, but the good news is that the 8 days of snow, that felt like 3 weeks, has finally ended and the spring melt begins again. It is conceivable that we may open with the practice green still covered as it is currently under 3 feet of snow and that snow is like low-grade cement. Even the Bobcat skid-steer has trouble moving the snow....more details tomorrow. Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Patiently waiting
Another wintery day at Woodside. A week ago it looked like we were well into our spring thaw and with a reasonable 14 day forecast we had thoughts of opening in a couple of weeks. However Mother Nature didn't buy into our plans and in a couple of days the melt will begin again, hopefully in earnest.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Spring is finally here?
As we make our way into the early part of June, the golf course is in the final stage of healing from the prolonged winter. Most of our stands of poa annua and perennial ryegrass seem to have met their demise over the winter and we continue with a fairway overeseeding program. All in all we are a couple of weeks away from summer conditions as some of the areas in the fairways fill in.
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