Good ole Texas weather, back in the 80’s after seeing the lowest temperatures in 32 years last week. Power was out at the club so my weather station was down for an official course temperature, but it looks like it got down to 13 degrees. … Continue reading Post Uri Arctic Blast!!
ICE ICE BABY!
Currently the anticipated low temperature for Monday morning is 9 degrees. The all-time record low for Houston is 7 and was set in 1989, the year many Texas golf courses lost their greens and even some fairways. This is also the year that wiped out … Continue reading ICE ICE BABY!
Projects Galore!!!
This is our first blog update for 2021 and I hope everyone had a great holiday season. I’d like to begin with a staff change update on the Tournament Course. Our previous superintendent Brian Sigler left for a sales position within the golf industry, sad … Continue reading Projects Galore!!!
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 … Continue reading Finally slowing down…
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 … Continue reading Summer is Over!
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 … Continue reading TS Beta and More…
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 … Continue reading Summer is Almost Over…
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 … Continue reading Close Call…
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 … Continue reading Dryject and More…
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 … Continue reading Basically… It’s been Awhile.