Finally slowing down…

Golf Course conditions continue to be very good on both the Member and Tournament courses. Cooler weather has slowed down growth which has really allowed us to knock out some projects and much needed detail work throughout the property. The crew has done an extremely …

Summer is Over!

Had a great time last week as I was able to finally get a way and take the family to Destin. We had to cut it short a day cause of hurricane Delta, but still had a great time and ate some great food. I …

TS Beta and More…

It seems like we always have some kind of weather crisis lately, well the last 5 years actually. This time is was a weak tropical storm named Beta that moved very slowly over our area. We were fortunate compared to some courses in Houston as …

Summer is Almost Over…

With the exception of yesterdays 2″ dump, we have been pretty fortunate on the rain front the past couple weeks. This has enabled us to be very productive. Last week we were able to complete all our fall pre-emerge herbicide applications on both courses. This …

Close Call…

What a crazy past couple weeks with aerification on the Member Course followed by having two named storms form in the gulf. At one point it looked like we were going to get hit twice back to back. We are very fortunate that both, especially …

Dryject and More…

The agronomic team had a great week as we were able to get all turf areas mowed out on both courses and complete the Dryject aerification process on the Tournament Course Thursday. Overall, I am very pleased with the dryject method as we injected 50 …

Basically… It’s been Awhile.

As we get back to some sense of normalcy as a maintenance department, I would like to thank the Membership for their patience during the last few months. We as a department have really tried to focus on the most important areas of the golf …

March 8th…Spring is here!

It definitely looks like spring is here. Nice warming trend began last week and looks to continue this week. The turf has awaking from its semi-dormant state with clipping yields increasing by the day. Normally, the turf on the greens is regulated during the growing …

February 21st…

The weather continues to be a issue with less than desirable conditions persisting since the beginning of January.  However, playing surfaces continue to be in good form entering spring.  On the Tournament Course, we are still dealing with a few tee boxes damaged by the …

January 17th…

Well the weather has just been nasty the past couple weeks. Winter up to this point had been fantastic with much drier and warmer temps compared to the past few winters. Although we’ve been enjoying the warm temperatures, the humidity has just been horrible lately.  …