Creek Project Update

Work has continued to move very quickly on the #11 project. Jack and his crew are making short work of the project as they have made huge progress in the last 24 hours. Here is a picture showing most of the rip rap rock set in place. Since I took this picture they have got the rock done and are in the process of doing all the clean up work and finish work. I will post another picture tomorrow showing the progress before the Holiday weekend. We should be finished by the early part of next week if not before. Once again please tell Jack Stockdale thank you when you see him. His generosity towards this project is the only reason we were able to make it happen. It is going to look AWESOME!! Thanks Jack

#11 Update

Old man winter has struck with a vengeance over the last couple of days! Temperatures have been extremely cold and the wind chills have been in the single digits. I know the weather has halted most of the golfing over the last week so a lot of you haven't been on property to see the winter project work progress. However our staff and Jack Stockdales's staffs have been hard at it during these cold weather days. We got the dirt work finished on the creek bank on #11 and we were able to install the Geo-textile fabric as well. Rock is going to start getting installed this morning. I really like how the project is taking shape and am looking forward to the finished product. We are also going to continue our drainage work on #17. We are going to be installing about 1,000 feet of drain pipe on this hole to help it dry out better during wet periods to help the Zoysia grass grow better and help the fairway handle the cart traffic better. I have attached a couple of pictures of the progress on #11. I will update the blog one more time before the Thanksgiving holiday. Take care and I will talk to you all again soon.

Course Update and #11 Creek Bank

It looks like the weather is in the process of changing and getting ready to bring us our first real blast of cold winter weather over the next couple of days. We received about .3" of rain on Wednesday with another round expected today. The golf course is wet right now so carts will be on paths today if there is any play. Also we have started to install some drainage on #17 fairway this week to help get the water off this area and allow it to dry up quicker when we are in wet conditions. I will try and get some photos and update this post later today or put a new post up tomorrow showing the drainage process. Here is the latest photo of the #11 creek bank project. Dirt work is about finished and we are getting ready to install the geo-textile fabric and rock as soon as the weather allows. Work right now is halted for today and probably the rest of this week due to the wet conditions from the recent rains.

#11 Creek Bank Update

The work on #11 creek bank is moving along nicely. We are working on extending drain lines that were already in the creek bank so that the pipes don't get covered up, when we add the dirt, blocking the drain lines. Also Jack's crew is in the process of pumping the creek area right in front of the bunker so the back hoe can start placing the dirt onto the creek bank where it eroded from. Here are some pictures showing the work done on Monday.

Course Update

Today we decided to take advantage of the warm temperatures and spiked (vented the greens) and mowed them this morning. The greens growth have really slowed down over the last week or so due to the colder weather. We have started to cut down our mowing practices and are down to mowing the greens two or three times a week depending on the weather and growth. The venting process is done to help keep the surface area open so the green will take in moisture and water. Sometimes with foot traffic and equipment traffic greens surfaces tend to seal off and not allow the green to absorb any moisture or water as good as they normally do. So we open the surfaces up in several ways with one of them being the venting practice. Also the work has started on the #11 creek bank project! Jack and his crews got here sooner then they thought so they are taking advantage of the nice weather as well! Have a great weekend! I know this last comment is going to get me in trouble with a lot of you but GO BRONCOS!!

Existing Bunkers vs New Bunkers

I know you have heard me talk lately how our new bunkers on #12 and #13 handled the latest rain event. About a week and a half ago we received about 5.5" of rain over that week. Our existing bunkers were completely washed out and were contaminated in areas with silt and water and took us roughly 20-30 minutes per bunker to repair. The new bunkers on holes #12, 13, and 18 were completely free of silt and water and took us about 5 minutes to get them ready for play. Here are some photos that were taken right after the last of the rain stopped and show the existing bunkers vs the new bunkers.

Welcome to Wolf Creek Maintenance Blog

I would like to welcome everyone to the Wolf Creek Maintenance Blog. I hope this blog will help keep our members informed of the activities going on on the golf course and behind the scenes. I will be updating this blog several times each week with a post and some pictures to help show exactly what we are up to. I am excited to be able to communicate through this blog as I think it will be a huge asset to the membership and my staff. If you have any thoughts or suggestions on the blog please feel free to contact me. There are links on the right side that will take you to the club's website and other associations websites as well. Just click on the logo and you will be redirected. We will be supplying the blog link in upcoming newsletters to introduce it to the membership. Again thanks for checking it out and we will see you all on the course very soon!