Adding Sand

Today we began adding some bunker sand to a few of our greenside bunkers. Today we added nearly 22 tons of sand to the right side bunker on 12. That was our worst one. Over the next few days we will be adding a feww loads to several bunkers as needed.

Uncovering

We are pulling covers off this morning. Front side will be open at 10:00am.

Still Cold!

20 degrees this morning! Although today's forecast looks like it might reach the low 40s we will not be removing the covers yet. By the time everything was thawed and the covers removed we would have a very limited window for golf. Plus, with the chance of freezing rain Monday, I feel more comfortable with the covers deployed. Ice and snow does not normally pose a threat to the turf, but this late in the year it might set green up back a little if left uncovered. Anyway, our plan is to remove covers Tuesday when thawed.

COLD!

21 degrees when arrived this morning, Forecast is for a balmy 38 today! As of now it looks like covers will remain until Tuesday.

Covering!

Due to the change in the weather predictions we will be covering the Greens today! We believe we will be able to remove them Tuesday.
Here is a cut and paste from the National Weather Service for 72113.

Today: Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North northeast wind around 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 38. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow and sleet after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Snow and sleet likely before noon, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Monitoring the forecasts!

I wanted to give the membership a quick warning about the upcoming weekend. There is a very slight chance that we will have to cover Saturday. Weather forecasts suggest Saturday night might dip into the low 20's That in and of itself would not warrant us covering, however if the predictions for the rest of the weekend change some, then we may have to cover. I will know by tomorrow afternoon. Thanks.

Cover Deployment! This is only a test!

We deployed our covers yesterday. This was not weather related but a test of sorts. We have not opened and spread the covers since late last winter. In order to examine each cover and be sure they have not suffered any unexpected damage over the last 12 months we needed to spread them out.
So we simply pulled each one out, arranged it on the green, and re folded it back up onto the pallet. Everything was in good shape and the covers are prepared for use if Mother Nature decides to shock us with some winter weather.