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The Green Committee continues its focus on
improving the course. Various subcommittees have been formed to analyze and
provide recommendations to the committee as a whole. These recommendations
are then considered in terms of Budget and Priority and projects are
recommended to the Board for approval.
Sub-committees are:
Ponds Wayne
McDiffet
Tees David
Grill
Aesthetics/Remedial
Bonnie Best
Physical Plant Aging
Henry Walthery
Construction & Easements Mike Patterson
Drainage John
McCluskey
Cart paths Brian
Kelly
Contouring
Don Bowman
The committee
also has overseen the creation of the Tree Management Policy and Bunker
Maintenance Policy. The committee has solicited input from architects in
consideration of establishing a Master Plan.
The following
projects have been approved by the Committee and or Board and arc in the
process of being completed.
Install drainage behind #9 green.
Install drainage on East side of #3
fairway inside I5O yards.
Install
drainage on # 11 .
Prepare the soil and plant decorative
grass on border of parking area with #3.
Complete stump removal and dress and seed
areas where trees have been taken out. Continue to topdress fairway #5 in
"turf burn" area.
Continue to topdress fairway #6 where
there has been settling of drainage trenches. Install cart path on #7
Dress area when selected trees behind #17
green on taken out.
Dress cart path border on # 12.
Prepare course for US Open Qualifier.
Continue experimental application of sand
on 14 fairway for worm cast control.
This past
year has been a productive one with numerous improvements to the course.
They include the cart path on #12, tree removal on #1. #13,#14, and #17,
the conversion and expansion of the tee on #15, drainage work on #14, head
wall on #13, and extensive plantings and design work on #13 hillside. All
of the construction was completed by our grounds crew and supervised by
Charlie Lincicome, Superintendent.
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