GOLF
Meadow First Fairway Cut
#3 Meadow
GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE UPDATE
To begin, I’d like to explain some of our strategies and goals for this season and update you as to where we currently stand with maintenance and where we are headed for the summer. Our primary goals this year are twofold: We would like to focus our maintenance this season on exemplary attention to detail and a return to sound agronomic principles. Part of what makes these courses exceptional are the little things that are visible in the periphery. Straight posts, trimmed valve boxes and sprinkler heads, edged cart paths, trimmed trees, nice straight mowing lines, weed-free tees, and prompt cleanup of debris and trash. Of course, two other factors that contribute to our courses' greatness are turf conditions and playability. Our overarching goals this year are to have visually beautiful courses, outstanding turf conditions, and nothing to distract your peripheral vision. We don’t want anything out of place. We want your eyes to focus on golf and the beauty of our community. We want you to feel as if this place is one of a kind, which it is! This year, we are also launching a campaign to restore the Canyon Course to Top 100 status by 2027. Additionally, we aim to elevate the Meadow Course to its highest possible ranking, which should be at least within the Top 200 in the U.S. These are ambitious goals, but by renewing our focus on attention to detail and sound agronomic practices, we believe we are heading in the right direction. This season, thanks to some new fertilizer products, our fairways will be even more pristine than in years past. We will prioritize maintaining bunkers to enhance visual appeal while simultaneously improving turf health. We have removed some trees encroaching on teeing areas, which previously posed challenges for shot making. Furthermore, we will enhance walk paths and walk bridges to be more accommodating for push carts.
Watering #9 Canyon
Vertical Mowing Canyon
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VOICE IN THE PINES • MAY 2024
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