GROUNDS | JON URBANSKI, DIRECTOR OF GOLF COURSES AND GROUNDS
The August calendar presents some opportunities for our staff to conduct in-season maintenance, particularly on the putting surfaces. As we have mentioned either through these updates or emails regarding cart restrictions, it has been wet and our greens need to breathe. Our maintenance Mondays in this month may include a small tine aeration or “air-ation.” The difference between the two methods is if we will pull a small core (4 millimeters, or 0.157 inches) or not. It will be a game day decision of what method we employ and will be based on recent and future weather conditions. For your information, our full course aeration is not scheduled until mid-October. Service Road Walking Trail It is wonderful to see members continue to utilize the walking trail for themselves and/or their pooches from the parking lots and through the center of property. For your safety, while the Club is operating, especially when the golf courses are open, to maintain to the overall trail and not cross the bridge for 13/18 North. There have been a few instances where golfers are either teeing off on #13 or hitting an approach shot into 18 North while walkers are crossing the bridge. For your safety, and in the words of the band Supertramp, “Take the long way home.” A Word about Golf Carts… In our June update, we had mentioned that the Club recently updated the golf car fleet. We have been working with the local distributor and manufacturer to eliminate damage we are experiencing on the golf courses. The pictures in this update help convey what we are seeing. The distributor has slowed down the carts 1 mile per hour to 14 mph. As an aside and comparison, the John Deere Gators our staff utilize are set to 9 miles per hour. We digress…even though the carts are slightly slower, we continue to see damage. The manufacturer has said it is a torque setting embedded in the technology of the golf car and we continue to work with the manufacturer and distributor to come to a happy conclusion. Until then, we kindly ask for all to take turning as slowly as possible. Many thanks for your cooperation! It is hard to believe that summer is almost over, with students returning to schools and Labor Day fast approaching. This month is certainly transitional and though our days become slightly shorter, we know the heat and humidity can last well into September. You are surely to see our staff continuing our turf safety protocols and ask for a little bit of patience as we manage through the dog days of summer. For more on this, we have linked a great message by the USGA and can access the article by CLICKING HERE. We will continue with our theme of not making a mountain out of a mole hill for many weeks to come and look forward to seeing you at the Club. Jon Urbanski
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