Winterization complete!

We have been experiencing one of the warmest, driest November's on record. Which is refreshing as the past couple of years have had us scrambling around to get the golf course put to bed properly. This years winterization process went very well. The lack of precipitation (rain or snow) has allowed us to finish the fertilizer and protectant applications in order give the turf a strong start next spring. Greens, tees and fairways have been fertilized and sprayed for snow mould protection. Rough areas are fertilized, divots are filled and course accessories have been brought in. Prior to this, the irrigation lines were blown out (it takes 2 full days) and leaves and debris were cleaned up to minimize disease potentials.

Winter can throw some interesting challenges at us, but aside from that I feel we have prepared the course very well.

Let it drain...

There have been a few nagging drainage issues on the golf course through the later part of this season. Rebel Creek is a unique property in that there are small springs that make there way to the surface in the strangest places. The key to maintaining a good playing surface is drainage, drainage, drainage. We have addresed three areas this fall in order to catch the water before it gets to the surface and redirect it into the existing drainage system.

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