Cold Weather Pattern Continues

It was great to see a lot of you at the Wolf Creek Christmas party on Saturday night as it is always a good party and a lot of fun getting to meet everyone. Our current cold pattern looks to be staying in place for at least a couple more days. The forecast is showing a break in the cold pattern maybe by the end of the week with another chance of some precipitation. I have had some questions about how the cold weather effects the golf course? This is a great question and is a tough one to answer. However the best case scenario to go into a prolonged cold spell is for the ground to have a nice blanket of snow on it. This actually acts as insulation to the turf and protects it nicely especially if we were to get any ice. Ice is the ultimate killer as it will suffocate the turf and cause dessication. The cold front we are currently having at this time hasn't been around long enough to do any damage. The beginning of the week the staff will be working in the shop redoing tee markers/post, painting, changing oil in equipment, grinding reels, and some general shop cleaning. Hopefully we will be able to get outside by mid-week to continue the tree work and continue on the drainage work on #17.