Reel to Reel

It has been a great start to the project.  Highlights include: removal of bunker sand from holes 9-13, 17, 18 demolition of bunkers on holes 9 & 18 coring out of new green expansions on holes 9 & 18 stripped sod within the limits of disturbance on hole 10 removed sod from 17 green and fairway to repurpose on green expansions and low mow areas removal of irrigation and tilling of 17 flagged limits of disturbance on holes 11-13, 16 tree removal between holes 9/10, holes 9/18, east side of 10 and started tree work on hole 11

... when she quoted Ben Franklin, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". Turfgrass management is no different than any other aspect of life, it is always better to be proactive as opposed to reactive.  As previously noted, annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) was discovered on property last year. This is a new pest to southeast Michigan as the first confirmed cases were documented in June of 2022. Last year, some collar damage on holes #3, #4, and #11 indicated this pest was at thresholds that could cause damage. Despite multiple insecticide applications, we were chasing this aggressive pest for the entire 2023 season. This year has been a different story. Knowing that we have ABW on property, this off-season we developed a comprehensive preventative program that has proven to hold up great. We identified several hot spots which included collars, tees and fairways thorough out the golf course. We were able to track the adult ABW migration through rigorous daily scouting ...

Our renovation project is starting to take shape. Frontier Golf has been on property all week receiving equipment, tools, and supplies. They will be staging their equipment out of our maintenance area. Starting Monday, they will be installing all of the erosion control measures required by the township.  Zinkand Golf Design was also on property yesterday. Dave and Owen were here painting and flagging areas of disturbance where Frontier Golf will be working. It was exciting to see the plans we have been looking at on paper for years finally laid out on the ground.