Saturday, June 29, 2013

Member / Member

Today is the beginning of the men's Member /  Member. We have been prepping the golf course the past few days and the rain has held off thus far. Today will be cloudy with a chance of showers all day. Course setup, cutting and rolling greens, and bunker preparations are well under way.  We are looking forward to having a great tournament; see everyone on the course.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Course update

The golf course is being prepped for this weekend's Member/Member. Today the staff is cutting all playing surfaces, rolling greens, and finishing up prep work. The course is handled the high temperatures and humidity nicely. We have kept the watering to a minimum in order to prevent against any excess moisture which can contribute to increased disease pressure. 

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Saturday morning preparations

We are getting the course ready for the weekend. The picture below shows greens being rolled.  Bunkers are getting raked, greens are getting cut and rolled and other detail items are being completed. Forecast today should be a good one.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Course Update

With the dryer weather forecasted the golf course is coming into shape after all the heavy rains. We are prepping all playing services for the weekend.  It should be a great weekend for golf! Hope to see many of you out there.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Irrigation...or Irritation

An irrigation break on the 14th fairway this morning. When dealing with an older system breaks can happen over the course of the season. In order to isolate the fairway we have to shut down several holes. We hope to have the brake fixed today and be back online by this afternoon.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Minor flooding at Concord CC

One of our interns stands at the edge of the Jenny Duggan Brook which rose after the course received 3.5 inches of rain since yesterday.  There was some flooding this morning but the waters are receding with no damage to speak of.  The walking bridge on 17 and the new bridge on 7 have been washed out of place.  Our crew will return them to their original position as soon as the brook is low enough.
Also with all of the wet fairways, there will be no carts allowed on the course today.  The use of carts for Sunday will be decided tomorrow morning, we hope everyone made it through the storm intact.