NYS Amateur...A Great Success!

The NYS Am went very well by all accounts.  We had the greens about as firm and fast as we could get them, even after the .6" of rain in 15 minutes we received on Wednesday.  The course played and looked great as a result of the hard work of the individuals pictured above.  My staff worked their butts off to get the course into the tournament shape we had here at Bellevue the past few days.  I would like to thanks them for their hard work and dedication in making the event a great success!  Now we regroup and focus on providing the best conditions possible the remainder of the season for the membership.

Mike O'Neill, GCS

Flower Bed #8 Men's Tee...Not Weeds!

At first glance, the flower bed behind the 8th men's tee looks like it is full of weeds, but it's not!  The new low growth is a Northeastern Wildflower mix we hydro-seeded back in April.  The mix will offer a variety of different wildflower species native to the northeast such as Snapdragons, Lupine, Baby's Breath, Wallflower and Catchfly just to name a few.  As the plants mature they will offer a variety of different colors as well as a good stabilizer for the soil in the flower bed.  The bed will still need to be carefully weeded often until the flowers mature and provide a nice dense cover over the ground.

Mike O'Neill, GCS