Aaaaaaand we're back!
It's been two months since we last spoke, and believe it or not, we don't have much to report on! May was nothing but rain and cool weather, then in true Kansas City fashion we were hand-watering greens in 95 degrees and full sun shine. Within a week, our course went from flush and green to crisp and yellow. After a month of drought conditions, here we are at the end of June going on the 5th straight day of rain and 70's. This is not the best golfing weather, however you will not hear myself or Sam complaining about spring weather sneaking a week into summer.
(Summer help throwing water on 9.)
We've gained two new employees this summer. Jack from New York, New York and Ian from Sublette, Kansas. Jack is visiting family for the summer and this is the 16 y/o's first job. He picked up hand-watering on the first day and has continued to improve. Ian came to us from working at Buffalo Dunes in Garden City, Ks. He's pursuing a degree in Computer Studies at JOCO, but is a great helping hand out here this season. Good help is hard to find, especially these days where getting paid to stay home is actually a thing. We are thankful for these guys and hope they continue to improve.
(7 green complex with native grasses around bunkers.)
Okay, for the big news, we have trimmed down our bunker face grasses. The grasses that made great golfers question their love for the game. Aesthetically the bunker complexes were menacing, and added a challenging approach to certain greens. However, they had a tendency to be too penalizing when already playing out of the bunker. We knocked down the native grasses to help golfers not lose their balls, while still keeping a thicker, taller medium to play out of. This was done on 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10. Also, this job wouldn't have been possible without our summer help, so if you were a golfer that vocalized your disdain for these areas, make sure to vocalize your thanks to Jack and Ian when you see them out there....also thank you for all the balls we found in these areas.
That's all for now, enjoy the cool rain, and remember
Fix your divots!!
