Monday, December 29, 2014

Year in Review for 2014

January:  The extreme cold allowed us to get all the inside work done.
February: Started on tree work right of #3 and in the ditch on #5.

February:  Winter tree removal







March:  Michels moved in to directional bore new gas line.
Exposed gas line #12
May:  Finished up restoration from fall.
 
 
 
 
 


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June:  16"of rain and straight line winds.  Course closed June 30th and reopened July 4th.

August:  Staff party.  The staff did an outstanding job this season.
 



September:  Fairway aerification.  Restoration starts on #11
 
 
 
 


Restoring #11 tee complex
October:  Aerification  to greens.  Restoration continues on holes 12-14


November:  New fairway bunker on #11


We look forward to an exciting year in 2015!! The Donald Ross golf course will be 100 years old!!
 

Friday, March 7, 2014

Winter work

Mid American began setting up for directional boring this week.  The set-up included laying down 16'x8' planks to prevent damage to our maintenance road and golf course.  The boring is taking place on the far corner of the golf course by 12 green and 15 tee.  The time frame is estimated at 3-4 weeks.  The ground is perfect for them to move it but I believe it will be a different story when they move out.















Tree work continues on 7 tee.  The tees were shifted to the right so we had to remove a couple of trees for line of play. 



Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Tree Work Continues

We are finally able to get the tree company out to do some work on the course.  We have had so much snow along with punishing cold weather that we have had to wait until now to get them on the course.  Today they are working and we still have temperatures below zero.  The goal for the tree removal is to remove the trees that are in the lines of play.  We are attacking the right side of 1, right side of 3, right side of 5, left of 6 tee and left of 8 tee. 
Tree was double hazard #3



Now we have a shot from the fairway bunkers.
Removed 3 trees at approach bunker #1