Welcome Carol Temple and Susan Wight

Carol Temple and Susan Wight were our guests in the maintenance facility last week for a Meet and Greet! They had the opportunity to share their thoughts on the conditioning of the golf course. We appreciate their insight and time!

Greens update

Check out what the greens are running today and if we mowed or not on Twitter at MattBoyce@paccgcm....

#18 pond bank

A portion of the pond bank near #18 tee eroded into the water reservoir for the golf course. Last week we addressed the situation by adding crushed concrete into the void, covering the weak area with a landscape cloth and covering the entire bank with rip-rap stone. This should prevent any further damage.

Shade

Each spring we suffer  from shade issues in certain areas of the golf course.  Typically #5 fairway, #6 Fairway, #10 Approach and #13 Fairway are the last playing surfaces to green up in May.  These "weak" areas of the golf course don't receive the same quantity of sunlight through the winter months and the consequence is delayed spring green-up.  Here are a few pictures to depict these examples:



#6 Fairway...shade to the left

    

The angle of the Sun is flattened in the winter. It's peak is much lower than that of the Summer time.



#10 Approach...shade on the left

#13 fairway...shade on the right.  Notice how the shape of the Live Oak, mimics the shape of our weak area! 

Please compare the 11th tee with the above pictures.  This is the first place to green up each spring!

More on this to come in the future!



Venting

The weather has been mild this winter and we have been taking advantage of the increased temperatures.  Typically the spring time is the best time of year to grow roots in our putting surfaces.  One way to do this is by venting the greens and adding nutrients.  On Monday we vented greens, and today we are adding nutrients.  The increased temperatures will help develop new roots so our putting surfaces will be strong deep into the summer months.  The below pictures will show tiny holes that have little affect on the putting surface.

1/4" solid tine holes that let oxygen into the soil profile

The ball roll is unaffected by our venting practices

Welcome John Wilson

We had the pleasure of hosting our Greens Committee Chairman, John Wilson to our facility yesterday for the third Meet and Greet Session. John had the opportunity to relay his thoughts on the golf course and how we can improve an already great facility. We appreciated his candid responses and thoughts. The golf course maintenance team was engaging and we had a great conversation with him. Thank you Mr. Wilson.

Meet and Greet with Gary Beck

We had another Meet and Greet with Vice President Gary Beck on Thursday. Gary was able to relay his thoughts about the golf course and future of the Princess Anne facility. We had another great chat and we appreciate Mr. Beck's time at our shop.