This winter has been mild with plenty of rainfall and fortunately not much snow. This has given the maintenance staff the time needed to do many drainage projects on the golf course. Projects on holes 2, 4, 5, and 13 have been completed and we are now beginning to move forward on hole numbers 1 and 3. If we have enough dry days in the month of February we have some other holes in mind we would like to drain.
On cold days the staff preforms some work indoors. Most of these indoor jobs involve painting or refurbishing signs or other course accessories. The crew is also responsible for most of the indoor painting around the club. This winter we have sanded and repainted all the tennis and bocce area furniture. The patio tables and chairs have also been sanded and repainted. On the golf course we have pressure washed and stained all the cedar water cooler houses and trash cans. The small green metal trashcans have also been repainted. New tee markers are being constructed and this year we will be introducing a brand new design.
Other projects have also been underway on the golf course. The steps on #7 tee box have been removed and the bank is being reshaped to take some of the severity out of the slope. Additional work was also preformed on the right hand side of #13 fairway to help divert runoff water into a culvert. The yardage plaques on the sprinkler heads have all been surveyed and checked for correctness. Any missing or incorrect yardages will be replaced.
This year we are expanding our equipment lease package to include five new greensmowers and one very large rough mower. These pieces will offer our maintenance operation that very latest in new technology developed for walking greens mowers. The rough mower is double the size of any mower we have ever had in the past and will make a very dramatic impact on the frequency of cutting the rough. These new equipment pieces will make there debut in the 2nd quarter of 2012.
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