Cool Week

We are in the midst of another great week here at Wolf Creek.  The maintenance team has been extremely busy even though cooler temperatures have moved in.  Highs temperatures this week have dropped back down into the low 60's and we have had some low temperatures in the high 30's to low 40's.  Cool season turf (i.e. fescue, bluegrass, etc.) love these temperatures but the warm season grasses (zoysia, switchgrass, etc.) not so much.  We have been extremely busy trying to keep up with the mowing in the roughs.  As I mentioned above the roughs are thriving right now with the cool weather and the moisture that we have received over the last week, so our mowers are having to work hard to keep up with the growth.  So far I think we have done a pretty good job as we have a few clippings laying around in areas but all in all we have been able to avoid excessive clipppings laying in the roughs.  Fairways were mowed for the third time on Tuesday after they dried out after last weekends rain.  Obviously with the cooler temperatures their growth will slow down a bit so our mowing schedule is on a as needed basis.  Once temperatures warm up again they should start to continue to take off and grow and our mowing schedule should get a bit more consistent.  Our putting green continues grow and fill in.  Cooler temperatures have slowed the growth down a bit, but we are doing everything we can to keep it accelerated and growing.  As  the temperatures warm up the growth on the putting green will as well.  Also this week we have been doing some mulching around the newly painted clubhouse and it really looks sharp with the new paint and the fresh shot of mulch.  Lastly we started filling the new bunker on #5 today with the new sand.  Our hope is to complete it on Thursday.  Here a couple of pictures showing the new mulch and some team members filling the #5 bunker.  Have a great week and we hope to see all of you on Friday night for our cocktail party and Saturday morning for Opening Event!  Keeping our fingers crossed that the forecast rain will hold off.

New Bunker Sand #5

New Mulch at Clubhouse