Winter Tree Work, Making The Course More User Friendly!

The middle of winter is upon us and as is the case with most winters, we are able to shift our focus to tree trimming and removal on the golf course. The frozen ground allows us to haul our heavier equipment out on the course where we otherwise couldn't when the ground is unfrozen.  The pictures above show the work currently being done to the beginning left side of the 9th fairway.  Here we are selectively pruning and removing any of these unsightly trees that unfairly encroach onto the fairway playing surface.  As is visible from the top picture, the trees actually impede a fair shot from the forward women's tee here.

The removal will also help the turf in this area and will also reduce the pesky maintenance of pine cone removal through the season in this area.  The pine cones cause big problems with our fairway mowers in this area as they get stuck in the mowers and gouge the fairway turf.  The end result here will be healthier turf to play from as well as a much more fair shot from this area of the fairway.

Mike O'Neill, GCS

Organizing And Streamlining The Shop For Efficiency.

The winter months allow us to get everything we do in order.  During the golf season, we literally focus all our attention on the golf course and often times the winter allows us to see where we can improve.  Organization is a key ingredient in keeping 14 staff members as efficient as possible  while they are on the clock here.  The organization starts in the shop with the ease at which employees can access equipment like blowers and other handheld equipment.  The above photo shows a work bench being built to store blowers more effectively as well as to act as a work bench for staining and painting course accessories like ball washers, bag stands and foot cleaners.

Mike O'Neill, GCS