Renovation has Started

Renovation on #17 and #18 hast started this week. I appreciate everyone playing to the temperary greens so that we do not slow down the progress. As of right now, #17 is ready for sand and sod, while #18 is a bigger project that will entail more moving of the dirt. I hope everyone enjoys the new look that we are providing. Just like the previous renovations, we will have the area marked as Ground Under Repair. So if you hit your ball into the newly sodded area, please remove your ball out of the area, with a free drop, do not hit your ball in the GUR area. I appreciate all your support thru this and hopefully, weather permitting, we will be working on building a new #3 green complex next week. And as always, we'll see you on the course.

The Heat is On!!

This past week has shown it's summer head. Temperatures reaching the upper 90's with heat indexes in the low 100's. The course is holding on during these warms times thanks to our irrigation system and staff. I ask you to be understanding during these warm days while we try and irrigate the fairways. I know many of you don't like to see the water running while you're playing but we are doing our job to keep the turf cooled down and healthy. The poa annua in the fairways does not like the heat so it is struggling to stay alive. This is good and bad. Good in a way that we want the poa annua out of the fairways, bad in a way that it looks unpleasant and may cause unruly playing conditions. I like to again remind everyone, ESPECIALLY during these warmer days, to please keep your cart on the cart path around all greens. I understand that a lot of you have been playing here for years upon years and you use to just go where ever you please. That's a hard habit to break, but it needs to be broken. So please stay on the cart path around greens and if you have a handicap flag, keep 5 feet away from all greens. On another note, we will be beginning our next phase of bunker renovation next week along with building a new #3 green complex. #17, and #18 will have the flags out in front of the greens in order not to disrupt work so that they may finish sooner than later. If you have any questions regarding this, please feel free to stop me on the course. Thank you and we'll see you on the course.

Big 7 day stretch

Just wanted everyone to know that this upcoming 7 day stretch, Friday thru Tuesday, will be loaded with golf. On Friday, we have the Chamber of Commercescramble starting at 1:00. This is always a big scramble, and this year will be no exception. This Saturday and Sunday will be the City Championship hosted by our own PGA Professional Kirk Schooley. I have seen some different people out playing golf this week, so it seems that people are practicing for this event. On Monday and Tuesday, we have the Central Kentucky Senior Golf Association playing. The following Wednesday and Thursday are our normal women's and men's day. Like I said, this is a big 7 day stretch that we will do our best to maintain the course and keep it in the condition it needs to be in for play. So if you need to get a round of golf in before this all starts tomorrow, please get out there and play. To all the golfers coming in these 7 days, enjoy the course.

DryJecting Done!

Just wanted to say thank you for everyone who was patient and understanding thru today's DryJecting of our greens. The process went very well with no mechanical issues. Thank you all for allowing us to finish the back 9 with no interputions, this makes the process go faster. After a couple of mowings and some fertilizer, the greens will be healed sooner than you think. Again, thank you all during this necessary maintenance practice. We'll see you on the course.

Maintenance Update

Just wanted to remind everyone that on this upcoming Monday, we will be DryJecting our greens. The front 9 will be closed to around 11:30 am and then we will proceed to the back 9. The front 9 will open up at around 11:30 am. Please be patient with us as you may come across one of crew dragging a green. You may wait as this process only takes a few minutes, or you may hit short, and skip to the next hole. You may play the back 9, but if you see us working on the green that you are playing to, please hit short, pick up, and move to the next hole. This will help speed the process up due to having no interuptions. We hope that with no mechanical issues, we will finish the greens between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Thank you for your understanding and patience thru this process as we continue to improve the conditions of the golf course.

Cart Rules

Looks like we had a tremendous weekend during this Memorial holiday, and I hope everyone had a chance to get out and play some. The course conditions are coming along nicely, things are taking shape, and if we could get a couple weeks of dry weather we could stay on top of rough and have more of a handle on it. But we are doing what we can. On a side note, I once again would like to let everyone know that you NEED to keep your carts on the path around EVERY green and tee and on ALL par 3's. If you have a handicap flag, that does not mean you can drive right up next to the tee and green. PLEASE keep our cart at least 5 feet away from those areas. I noticed today that someone with a handicap flag drove back to the white tee markers on #14 tee box. In order to do that you have to drive over the tee box itself. That is a problem, so please DO NOT drive your carts up to the edge of any green or tee. By following this rule, you are contributing to keeping the course in great shape for other golfers. By ignoring this rule, you are being disrespectful to the course and the game, and causing damage to the turf. Thank you.