The past month has really been busy for the grounds crew. We filled our irrigation system last week, and had 6 sections of old pipe blow out. There is this blue pipe we run across occasionally, and it was not happy coming up to pressure this year. Three of the six breaks we encountered were this blue pipe. We were able to get everything repaired, and the system seems to be holding pressure well. The FCC's mandate of going from wide band to narrow band also went into effect beginning this year, so instead of going to a narrow band remote system we purchased 2 MI licenses from Rainbird. These licences allow us to control our irrigation from our smart phones or Ipad, and saved us thousands of dollars.
The memorial bridge on 18 has also been completed, and looks really nice. With the dryer weather we have been able to get weeds sprayed, and all the stump holes filled and seeded. We have four new white tees planned, and hope to get these started soon. As many of you have noticed, there are some odd looking circles on some of the greens. This is called Waitea Patch. It pops up every spring, and usually fades away on its own, but this year it dug its teeth in a little deeper. It has heeled up on all the greens but 5. It is no longer active, and we are seeing good recovery. I think we may actually be out of the cold weather, finally!
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