Summer is winding down, kids are back in school, and football has started. That usually means a decline in golf. With these events kicking back in, the golf course usually has wide open tee times in the afternoon making for a great round with great weather!
Next week we will be aerating the tees. This shouldn't alter play and should be healed fairly quickly.
We have the County Tournament coming up on September 12th and 13th with Miami Shores kicking the tournament off on Saturday the 12th and finishing up at Homestead Golf Course in Tipp City on the 13th. Good luck to all who are competing.
On September 14th in the afternoon, starts our greens aeration. The back nine will be open all day and then on the 15th, we will be doing the back 9 starting in the morning with the front open all day. Aeration is a necessary operation to keep greens from being compacted and allows air exchange to the roots which is critical as well.
As always if you have questions or concerns feel free to stop by the office down at the maintenance barn and talk with me or the turf staff.
Ryan
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Half way through!
We are almost at the halfway mark for the year and we have been busy on the grounds.
The bunker renovation was completed a few weeks and all the bunkers have white bunker sand that is sure to eat a ball. It took many extra hours to complete this job in the amended time frame but we got it done. Thanks to all the crew's hard work to make sure this project was completed. To the left is one of the bunkers from drain to finished product.
The turf is growing so quickly, it is difficult to keep up. We are currently mowing at an early spring schedule when the turf is coming out of dormancy and going through a flush of growth. Normally, we have backed the frequency of mowing down by this time to match the growth rates. Disease is a constant threat as well. Thankfully, due to the savings throughout the past few seasons, we will not have a shortage of chemicals to combat the pests.
We have also started another project on the grounds. We are in the process of replacing our irrigation well head. The current one is upwards of 50 years old and worn out. The new one should last just as long as the old one before needed replaced again. Please be mindful of the large hole near the maintenance barn until the work is completed.
As always if you have any questions, I have an open door policy. I will make myself available to any of those that would like to discuss golf course business.
Ryan Leach, Superintendent.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Welcome to the 2015 season at MSGC
Welcome to the 2015 year at MSGC!
We have a lot of updates for everyone, so hold on tight!
MSGC purchased a new fairway mower this year to complete the fairway equipment rotation. The old one that was replace had over 5000 hours on it which is the equivalent to 300,000 miles! It was a piece that was desperately needed and we are grateful to get it.
Our bunker project came to an abrupt halt when we had to stop work in December and the plant was not processing sand in these cold temperatures. When the weather breaks, we will continue to finish these bunker renovations. At this time there is no time frame on when these will be completed.
MSGC has tuned, fixed, rebuilt, sharpened, and maintained the equipment this winter for the upcoming year. It is always a large task to do these jobs but the savings is monumental. Doing these maintenance practices in house versus sending them out is a savings of hundreds to thousands of dollars. We could not be happier with the staff diving into these intricate machines without prior experience or knowledge. It takes dedication to learn the ins and outs of these units. A few pieces of equipment did need to go out as we could not fix them to the standards they need to be.
We have a few surprises for the patrons this year. I won't go any further with that but we would like feedback on the changes.
As for this years pest control, it is extensive. I have implemented plans to apply pre-emergent weed control to the entire course. This is change from previous years as we have never applied pre-emergent weed control to the rough. Added applications to the tees and fairways have been implemented. This is in major part to shopping for best prices on products and saving copious amounts of money so we can better use spray programs on the course. MSGC staff will also be making an extra grub control application as 2014 showed us our weaknesses in the fall grub flush.
As the year goes on we are planning to change any old irrigation heads with new more efficient heads, permanently mounting ball washers into small concrete pads to prevent theft, finishing the bunker renovations, prune trees when time permits, put fresh gravel down where needed, etc.
On that note, we will be closing the cart path on top of the levee to #14 green. The trees have undermined it along with ground burrowing animals. It is safer and more economical to put the path along the left side of the hole at the bottom of the levee.
As always we would like feedback, comments, and questions. You can email me at ryan.leach@troyohio.gov or call us at 937-339-4078.
We have a lot of updates for everyone, so hold on tight!
MSGC purchased a new fairway mower this year to complete the fairway equipment rotation. The old one that was replace had over 5000 hours on it which is the equivalent to 300,000 miles! It was a piece that was desperately needed and we are grateful to get it.
Our bunker project came to an abrupt halt when we had to stop work in December and the plant was not processing sand in these cold temperatures. When the weather breaks, we will continue to finish these bunker renovations. At this time there is no time frame on when these will be completed.
MSGC has tuned, fixed, rebuilt, sharpened, and maintained the equipment this winter for the upcoming year. It is always a large task to do these jobs but the savings is monumental. Doing these maintenance practices in house versus sending them out is a savings of hundreds to thousands of dollars. We could not be happier with the staff diving into these intricate machines without prior experience or knowledge. It takes dedication to learn the ins and outs of these units. A few pieces of equipment did need to go out as we could not fix them to the standards they need to be.
We have a few surprises for the patrons this year. I won't go any further with that but we would like feedback on the changes.
As for this years pest control, it is extensive. I have implemented plans to apply pre-emergent weed control to the entire course. This is change from previous years as we have never applied pre-emergent weed control to the rough. Added applications to the tees and fairways have been implemented. This is in major part to shopping for best prices on products and saving copious amounts of money so we can better use spray programs on the course. MSGC staff will also be making an extra grub control application as 2014 showed us our weaknesses in the fall grub flush.
As the year goes on we are planning to change any old irrigation heads with new more efficient heads, permanently mounting ball washers into small concrete pads to prevent theft, finishing the bunker renovations, prune trees when time permits, put fresh gravel down where needed, etc.
On that note, we will be closing the cart path on top of the levee to #14 green. The trees have undermined it along with ground burrowing animals. It is safer and more economical to put the path along the left side of the hole at the bottom of the levee.
As always we would like feedback, comments, and questions. You can email me at ryan.leach@troyohio.gov or call us at 937-339-4078.
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