Late Fall Work

Some of the projects we wanted to get into this fall centered around restoring the native prairie areas of the course that have become overgrown with brush.  A month of frosty mornings has allowed us to clear out one of the largest and most infested areas of the course: the area between #7 green, #8 and #9 tee.

Here are some before shots...

Irrigation Winterization

Today we begin the process of blowing out all the water from the irrigation lines using compressed air.  It's one of the major tasks we HAVE to complete before the snow flies and is one of the last few mile-markers we pass signifying the end of the 2012 golf season.  

We actually began the process over the preceding 3 days by shutting off the pumps and opening select valves to drain down the excess water as much as possible before the compressor arrived.  We move the compressor to various zones on the course and blow air section by section as we lack a large connection or inlet in or around the pump station that most courses possess. We hope to complete this task by Monday.

Preparing for Winter

As winter approaches, we are beginning the process of winterization.  Today marks the end of on-course restrooms as they are being cleaned and winterized for the coming months.  Next week, we are blowing out the lines for the irrigation system and we will begin to bring in items for storage such as ball washers, tee markers, bunker rakes, sand and seed boxes etc.