We have opened for the 2016 season.
The Miami Valley had a mild winter and it was nice to see a change from the brutally cold winters in the past few years.
The course has and is in the middle of a few projects from this winter.
We have a land bridge off of #17 men's tee. This bridge is not finished yet as this winter didn't provide the weather we needed to finish it before the new year. After the new year it was too wet to continue. We ask that you please stay off of it for the mean time.
We have a land bridge off of #17 men's tee. This bridge is not finished yet as this winter didn't provide the weather we needed to finish it before the new year. After the new year it was too wet to continue. We ask that you please stay off of it for the mean time.
We also started renovation on #9 bunkers. The sand was pushed up before during the late fall/early winter and again, due to the wet, mild conditions, we were unable to have it completed for opening day.
Both the bridge and the bunkers are our main priority as soon as weather allows us to finish them.
Miami Shores is also pleased to announce that we are a select few in the country to join Operation Pollinator. This is an environmental effort to conserve honey bee populations that are declining in numbers rapidly. The wildflower area that we installed has shown significant populations of honeybees back to the golf course. Throughout the year we are going to add another wildflower area near the pond (in between #13 and #15). One culprit to bee decline is availability to food. Between spraying yards, golf course pest control, and other environmental factors, bees are on the decline and without bee's we could see a rise in produce prices at the grocery due to shortages of pollinators. We have also switched a grub control chemical from one that is toxic to bees to a more bee friendly product. According to the EPA, this chemical is less toxic than caffeine in coffee or fluoride in toothpaste.
Miami Shores also joined the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf. The ACSP is an award winning education and certification program that helps golf courses protect our environment and preserve the natural heritage of the game of golf. By helping people enhance the valuable natural areas and wildlife habitats that golf courses provide, improve efficiency, and minimize potentially harmful impacts of golf operations, the program serves an important environmental role worldwide.
