Winter Time Work

The weather has continued to stay very cold over the last week or so. However the next two days it looks like it is going to warm up a little here for a couple of days with a chance of some precipitation on Friday and Saturday. The golf course will be open today as soon as the frost lifts which will probably be around 12pm. Carts will be good to go at that time on all holes unless they are designated as cart path only. I have had several people ask me lately what we do on such cold mornings and cold weather days when we can't get out on the golf course. We have several projects that we work on over the winter. We redo all our tee markers, enter/exit posts, and cooler boxes by sanding them down, re-staining, and painting. Also during the winter we do a lot of equipment servicing,rebuilding of the bearings, and sharpening of all of our reel mowers. This is a pretty intensive process that takes a lot of time to complete so a long cold winter is the best time to do it. Currently we are also in the process of redoing the flooring in our shop restroom. The floor gets a lot of traffic and had gotten in poor shape. So we are pulling up the vinyl tile and laying down a ceramic tile that will hold up to the foot traffic better during the season. Keeping a clean and tidy shop is a big priority for me. I feel like a good clean work environment helps keep the moral of the staff up which in turn helps set the precedent for their work on the golf course.