Agronomy Department and Course Weekly Update
March 9, 2016
I apologize for not having an update prepared last week; I
was off property Monday-Thursday at our annual meeting for ValleyCrest Golf
Maintenance. Dr. Todd Bunnell, knocked it out of the park, with a who’s who
lineup of education and speakers. It is quite a treat to have unlimited access
to some of the top researchers in the country, truly valuable knowledge. I also
enjoyed a few rounds of golf in sunny Orlando, which is never a bad time. All
in all, the entire trip was fantastic. Now to what is going on at St Ives
Agronomy.
Medalist Golf started bunker renovation last week despite
the 1.25” of rain. However, all they were able to get done was some rough
shaping of the bunkers and demo work. On Tuesday March 8 we had another walk
through with Billy Fuller and he gave the green light to begin drainage
installation. Rain permitting we should have all the grass down mid week and
then move to #16 to begin the demo process. Be on the lookout for a separate
email describing the changes on #16 that will also contain a PDF attachment.
Billy Jack, John Gerdts and myself have prioritized cart
path repairs into 3 categories (Urgent (this year), Important (next year) and
Upcoming (3-5 years)). I met with our new Cart Path repair contractor on 3/8/16
to discuss pricing, options and timing. Going forward we will be using
reinforced concrete to minimize breaking 3-5 years down the road. This proposal
will be reviewed at the board level and discussed at the next committee meeting.
The dry weather early last week allowed us to partially
dredge #12, we still have to dredge middle section and hand scrape 3rd
section. Unfortunately, the backhoe that dredges the creek had a few mechanical
problems and is currently being repaired to correct the issues. Once repaired
and we have dry turf we will finish the last 2 sections of the creek.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kmacdonald@valleycrest.com and for more
information and plenty of pictures and videos follow us on Twitter
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See you on the course,
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