Cart Path Only

The golf course has been primarily "Cart Path Only" since November. With the uncharacteristically warm winter we have had so far this year, there has been a lot of play on the course. This is great to see and as an avid golfer its nice to swing the sticks during a time when you usually are only watching golf on TV.

Unfortunately, we have had a lot of cart damage on the course, despite the fact it has been "Cart Path Only." As a golfer I understand the hassle of the Cart Path Only rule but it's there to protect the golf course. A small inconvenience now will keep the course playing well for a long time.

Here is some damage that occurred over this past nice weekend. This is a photo from the front of #9 Fairway. I don't think any golfer would like to have their ball end up in this mess. This rut probably only a few seconds to make, however we will spend hours of labor, plus seed and sand to repair. If we can get this spot to heal in by summer it would almost be a miracle.

Here is a photo from #5 Fairway. With our course being tree lined it takes a considerable amount of time before the frost lifts. I often will let golfers out before the frost is gone but ask for Cart Path Only. Carts do a significant amount of damage when driven through a frosted area. Here you can see where carts drove through frost and notice the amount of wear near the path.

I please ask that when the Cart Path Only rule is effect, please do not drive the carts off the path. It requires a significant amount of time, money, and labor to repair the damage caused from a few seconds.

Thank you.

Irrigation Office update

The irrigation room was a cold weather project that needed to be done.  It is one of the most important rooms in the shop and needed some updating.  The holes in the wall were patched, a new coat of paint was put on the walls, and the room was carpeted.








A much needed task was to make it easier for us to view our irrigation maps. Our irrigation maps were folded up in a milk crate and difficult to sort through. Using a couple 1.25" dowel rods from HD we were able to make map holders and bracket for our irrigation room.  Now going through the maps is easy and also easily stores out of the way.












A look at the finished project.

Winter Shop Work

This past month of cold temperatures and snow has allowed us to catch up on some much needed shop work. We were able to organize the equipment room, the shop area, and the irrigation office.

Besides housing all of our equipment, the equipment room also has our irrigation parts and course setup supplies. Using some odd sized PVC we had laying around we built some flagstick holders. We also used some extra bolt bins to organize our extra irrigation parts.








We needed more storage in our main shop so we built some cabinets along the wall. We now have all the storage we need for equipment parts. This will also free up space in the shop by allowing us to remove the giant work bench in the middle of the shop.






With the extra scrap wood we were able to make a wall mount for our iPad which we use as our time clock. Now there is no longer a table in the way once you walk into the building. It also makes it easier and more comfortable to use.