Swope's September

 Fall is here!

(The mecca.)

September gave summer it's last push, and it did a darn good job at that. It seems every year the heat lasts a week longer than the previous. This year was no exception. High 80's were present from the 1st to the 26th, making for a taxing month. However, as stated above, fall is here. 70 degree days, cool nights, and football. The course looks forward to this time of year, but so do I. Absolutely perfect weather for smacking a golf ball around and even better weather for football Sundays, (see picture above.) 

(Sam Marlin and our Harleys at Adam's Pointe.)

We were lucky enough to be able to compete in a tournament at Adam's Pointe this month. We being myself, Sam Marlin (HOA), David Carlson (Minor Park), and Matt Nash (Swope/HOA/Minor Mechanic). Swope is a city owned course, but is contracted out to a management company, Orion. Orion Management owns: Swope, Minor Park, Heart of America, Sycamore Ridge, Adam's Pointe, Winterstone, and more recently Excelsior Springs. Since we were all Orion employees, we were allowed to take out the motor-bike golf carts, the only group in the tournament I might smugly add. Golfing is already fun, but if you ever get the chance to ride one of these bad boys, say yes. The wind in your hair, silent hum of the electric engine, the open road er cart paths. It was all we could do to not buy some leather and head North to Sturgis. **Sam Marlin hit a hole in one; Hole #8, 165 yrds, 9 iron.**

(Mowing native on #18.)

Nothing to exciting course wise this month. As we do every year, our native grass areas were knocked down, giving the course a cleaner look. 

(New trash can with a view on #15.)

Someone was having a little too much fun and drove a cart over the trash can on #15 turn around. After a bag of cement and a new bracket it just may be the prettiest darn trash can on this side of the Mississippi. Check out that sweet neon golf ball in the concrete!

We will begin aerifying the course on October 5th, so some big days are ahead, but we are so thankful that Fall weather is here and look forward to improving the course every day.

Fix your divots!