Monday Fertilization and Other Updates

On Monday, February 1st there will be an 8:00 shotgun for all wishing to play that day. The golf course will be closed in the afternoon for fertilization and maintenance. Following the fertilization there may be a few tire tracks left by the spreader truck. The Grounds Department will work to repair any such tracks. However, if you find your ball adversely affected by such conditions you are entitled to a drop. 

The winter months are normally the dry season here in Florida. Not so this year. El Nino has brought us much rain and cloudy weather. We are at nearly 9" of rainfall already in 2016. This obviously creates a lot of issues for playability and cart use. It also presents challenges for maintaining grass. We are receiving excess moisture when the grass does not need it. There is little opportunity for drying as the temperatures are cooler and we've had many cloudy days. The saturated conditions increase the negative effects of wear from foot and cart traffic. The excessive moisture also increases disease pressure from plant pathogenic fungi. We will continue to manage traffic using signs, ropes, stakes and paint. Please adhere to any restrictions. We are on a preventitive fungicide program to reduce the chances of disease issues. Including Monday's fertilization, we are taking all the proper steps to put the pieces in place for quick recovery once the weather turns more favorable. 

   When carts fail to follow restrictions wear is increased

Yesterday the city replaced the ficus along number 3. The previous hedge was removed during the installation of the Pedestrian/Bike path.