This year has been a pretty good year in terms of weather and maintenance on the course. We had cooler temperatures than last year and precipitation on a regular basis.
The turf maintained well with exceptions to the back of #16 green. Our disease pressure was steady but with a preventative program, little disease was present.
We did have some issues around the course throughout the year.
One of the issues was our irrigation system. The pump needed repaired and our control boxes located throughout the course were temperamental at times. The box between #'s 15 and 16 fairway was the worst. It did not want to irrigate when it was scheduled to and unfortunately it took most of the season for a repair man to come out and diagnose it.
Another issue was equipment breakdowns. We had a lot of break downs this season and with a four man crew it was difficult at times to keep up. The crew stepped up and did their best to keep things running.
The last and biggest issue is bunkers. Our bunkers are degrading more and more each year and we are renovating as many as we can in a given year.
We have a lot of work to do around the course such as flower bed renovations, deconstruction on a shelter, equipment maintenance, bunker renovation, pruning, and the cutting of approximately 35 Ash trees around the course.
As always if you have any question, you can find us on the course or email me at ryan.leach@troyohio.gov
