Course Conditions

First and foremost I'd like to thank all the members that were involved in the member clean-up. We had 2 dates and an unbelieveable amount of clean-up was accomplished. This extra help saved countless numbers of labor hours and it is appreciated by the grounds department.

Winter recovery is coming along, but is moving at a slower than expected pace in some areas (9,10 and 16 cool/wet). #17 green will be open on some dates as recovery has been faster than expected with the aide of the greens cover. #4 is showing signs of recovery in some locations, but is really slow in others. If we don't get warmer weather soon we will sod large areas of #4 green to get it open and playable faster. The largest recovery problem we are facing is the lower than normal temperatures. We will do our best to keep the cups in greens and give you a playable golf course, but the pins will be moved to temporaries if there is too much traffic slowing recovery.

Due to the amount of repair work from winter injury I think we are 1 full month behind in growing conditions and maintenance. We will continue to work towards getting the golf course back to the conditions the membership desires and deserves. As far as posting scores we will continue to have discussions with Ed and the golf committee. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Course Conditions Update

With the recent warm-up, we can now see the exact amount of winter kill experienced for 2013-14. Some areas are damaged more than expected and others are rebounding quickly. The largest extent of the damage is the fairways on holes 3,4 & 5. The greens that experienced the most damage are as expected #4 & 17, but some greens are going to need more time to recover. The greens still needing time to recover are #1,2,4,10, and 17.

As far as golf carts they will be allowed starting April 25th, but we will need help from the membership. Beginning next week we will be seeding #3,4 & 5 fairways in order to repair injured areas. Until seed germination and establishment we will need carts to stay off injured areas. Carts will be allowed, but you must stay outside roped areas.

Due to the damage to greens we have made a criteria for opening. If there are at least 8 hole locations the green will be opened, but hole locations will be at least 25 feet from damaged areas. If there are 5 hole locations pins will go in on Wed., Fri. and Sat.. Greens that will be open on a limited basis are 3,7,9,11,12. These parameters will be used until the entire golf course is open for play.

Now that soil temperatures have increased above 45 degrees we will start the seeding process. We ask for your patience and most of all...help in this manner. Stay off greens that are closed and keep carts off newly seeded areas. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Course Update

Looks like spring may be upon us, but "old man" winter was not kind. The poa took a pounding from the harsh winter. It appears we have had minimal damage due to ice injury. The majority of the damage appears to be from dessication/low temperature injury. It seemed like every time we'd get snow cover the winds would blow the snow clear from the surfaces. This allowed the bone chilling winds and freezing temperatures to injure the plants.

Over the past 6 years we have been overseeding surfaces with a new variety of bentgrass named T1. From numerous NTEP trials and the recommendation of our local seed supplier this variety of bentgrass was deemed the best fit for our specific climate. T1 survived this winter without any injury. T1 has proven it's adaptability by thriving through the drought of 2012, extreme disease pressure from this past rainy season and lastly the harsh winter of 2013/14. We will continue this program in order to limit catastrophic losses, which can be experienced throughout our region.

An email has been sent to all members in order to inform you on current condition of the course and playability.

Here is a link to a USGA article on the situation facing most of the Northeast...click here