Golf Course Update

Dear Members,

As the holiday season has arrived so has the winterization process at our golf club. Your maintenance staff has been working hard to protect the golf course during the upcoming winter season.

We have applied our snow mold control products on all surfaces.

The irrigation system has been blown out on the golf course, tennis courts and clubhouse lawns.

We have repaired the overflow drainage on #18 pond. This overflow was leaking quite severely through the summer. We framed out and re-poured a new 4 inch wall and cap to the outflow in house and it seems to be holding up quite well. We have been refilling the pond over the last few days and to this point we have no leaks! We will be working on the overflow on #1 in the next few weeks. It is also leaking.

We have been working on cleaning out the dump areas in preparation for the removal of approximately 40 trees. These trees are all to be removed for either safety reasons or due to the damage from this years storms.

As you play your next round you will notice some of these changes:

Tee markers are now on the front of all the forward tees. This will allow all members to still play from the closely mowed tees while doing the most minimal damage to our tee surfaces. Please use these teeing areas at all times.

Water coolers have been removed except for a select few on #5 and 13. These are there for those of you who may be thirsty during your rounds.

Ball washers have been removed for winter repair and painting. A select few have been left out for your use on #5, 10 and 13.

In the near future, as weather dictates, we will begin to top-dress the greens heavily to protect the bentgrass through the winter. At this time we will move all play to our temporary greens. These will be located in the approaches and fairways. Until then please make sure to repair all ball marks.

When this change is made we will make sure to update you through an email. Please be sure to continue to use our conditions hotline to check for frost delay times.

Thanks and I wish you all a great holiday season! Please contact me at (610) 334-3541 or rhoward1492@verizon.net for any issues or comments.

Please contact me at (610) 334-3541 or rhoward1492@verizon.net for any issues or comments.