2023 Off Season Work
Weve been busy cleaning up overgrown areas on the golf course!
Now is a great time of year for us to get out there and improve some of these areas.
Here are a few before and after pictures from the White Course
2022 Off Season Course Work
Our Maintenance Team at Western Turnpike has been busy this Winter preparing for the upcoming golf season!
Building a new Tee on the Par 3, 8 Blue.
Cleaning up the green area and approach of 8 White.
Timing up the limbs on the approach of 5 Red.
Were looking forward to seeing everyone this spring and keeping our fingers crossed for some warm weather!
Golf Course Opening for 2021 Season
The Golf Course will be opening for the season on Friday April 9th at Noon! We will then be opening at 8am daily starting Saturday April 10th
The Driving Range will be opening Thursday April 8th at 12 pm, Friday April 9th at 12pm and then 8am daily starting Saturday April 10th
Were looking forward to seeing everyone soon!
Check out some of our pictures from the 1st cut of the year
Winter Tree and Limb Removal
It has been a great winter for us here at the golf course, we have been staying busy with tree and limb removal over the last few weeks. Check out some of our work here!
This will enable us to improve playability and greens conditions. Removing trees around greens allows for improved turf conditions, less leaf and seed debris, and increased uptake of water and fertilizer. Some other benefits are increased sunlight and airflow.
Tip Top Summer Shape
Despite the spring rains and the summer heat, Superintendent CJ Gallup and his staff have done an excellent job maintaining the golf course. The greens are rolling beautifully and the rest of the golf course is in wonderful shape. When you factor in these conditions and affordable pricing, it really is a great value to play here.
The staff will also continue to limb up trees that are in play on the golf course as the season progresses.
Some very exciting news is that the staff has started work on a new teeing ground between the front and middle tee on 8-Red. We have added some pictures below of the initial topsoil that was put down a few weeks ago. After some settling has occurred, the tee will then be sodded and seeded. Stay tuned for more updates.
Springing Into The Season
As we await the beginning of the golf season, it’s a great time to update everyone on the condition of the golf course. Overall, the course is in great shape for early spring. Our late fall fungicide applications have held up well under significant disease pressure. The greens look good and are showing slow but positive signs of recovery from mid-winter desiccation. We are very saturated right now but are looking forward to improving conditions as the grass responds to increasing soil temperatures.
There is considerable tree damage and lots to clean up to be ready for play. As you can see, the photos show fungicide efficacy and some of the tree damage. Photo 4 shows tree damage and pink snow mold with lesions beginning to coalesce just off the treated tee surface on right.
Shows the difference between a treated and non treated area
Storm Damage – 2 White
Storm Damage – 2 White
Shows the difference between a treated and nontreated area
Storm Damage – 3 Blue
A course is never done
Even though the golf season is shorter than everyone wants it to be, a golf course superintendents job is never done. It is 365/24/7 for CJ and his employees. Here are a few pictures taken at the end of January to illustrate this fact. The golf course actually needs some snow coverage this time of year to protect the greens from wind damage. While most of the greens are clear of snow and ice and all of our greens are clean of disease, the first two pictures show the difference in the greens from the harsh winter winds. The last picture shows some ice and snow coverage.
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- 3 White – Excellent Shape
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- 4 White – minor plant / leaf desiccation on green (Snow coverage will allow this green to bounce back quick)
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- 7 Blue – Partial Snow / Ice Coverage (CJ has some options to clear the ice if he needs to)
