Upcoming course maintenance dates

Here is the schedule for the upcoming fairway aerification, overseeding and greens aerification for the remainder of 2013:

Fairway aerification:

Center course: August 5 through 9
West course: August 12 through 16
East course: August 19 through 23

Overseeding and greens aerification:

Center course: September 9 through 20 ( course will be closed during this period )
West course: September 23 through October 4 ( course will be closed during this period )
East course: October 7 through October 18 ( course will be closed during this period )

Thank you.

Summer is here

Summer is here and with the temperatures we had this past weekend, reaching 106 degrees, it could be a long summer. Over the next couple of months, before we begin overseeding this fall in September, we will continue to work on promoting turf coverage by slicing the fairways in weak areas and seeding with warm season grasses. We will also continue laying new sod in areas that require more immediate attention.

I do want to thank my crew for all their hard work. They work in the wind, cold, rain and heat to maintain the course and have it ready for daily play. They start work at 6am Monday through Friday and 5.30am on Saturday's and Sunday's to try and accomplish as many tasks as they can before play starts. I ask you all to watch out for them on the course and take their safety in to consideration when hitting without them being aware of your presence. We are unable to start any earlier than we do due to our neighbors around the course, so please give my crew the time to get there work done by not starting your round before the official 7am Monday through Friday tee times. Currently Saturday and Sunday is 6.20am so please observe this time also.

Have a great July 4th.

David Wolfsbauer
Golf Course Superintendent

Equipment Maintenance

Our head golf course mechanic is Jorge Contreras. Jorge has been at Braemar for over 12 years and does a great job keeping the equipment running. Thanks Jorge.