First day of our 3 day Member/Guest.  Remember its about having fun!

9/24/18

Congratulations to Mrs. Fox and Mr. Pokorny on their Club Championship victory over the weekend!


Time to get ready for the Member/Guest this week.

9/17/18

A fish kill was discovered  early on Sunday September 16. This was likely caused by a lack of oxygen needed for the fish living in the waterbody. An algae treatment was conducted early last week in order to regain control of unwanted algae growth in the pond.  When algae dies off, bacteria in the pond break down the organic material. This bacteria in the pond grows rapidly to quickly consume the dead algae tissue. The bacteria respire and this requires an oxygen demand on the pond. Following the treatment our weather has been cloudy and rainy which makes it difficult for the oxygen to rebound in the water, due to a lack of photosynthesis. This time of year the water temperatures are at their highest and the warmer the water the less oxygen can be contained in the water column. These three parameters converging has put a lot of stress on the pond and the oxygen levels have likely dropped below the threshold limits for some of the fish living in the waterbody.

 

 

Kyle Finerfrock

Environmental Scientist

Regional Leader

 

9/15/18

*  Looks like we dodged a bullet with regards to Hurricane Florence.  Rain total as of 5:30am    Saturday is 1.2".  Not bad considering the predictions earlier in the week.


*  All three courses will reopen Sunday 9/16/18, but Blue Heron will close again Monday 9/17/18 for maintenance to the greens

9/12/18

*  We received 1" of rain overnight.  Carts are restricted, with no handicap flags
*  Preparations for Hurricane Florence continue:  lowering water levels in lakes, cleaning drains,  
    securing anything that might be affected by the winds

9/10/18

*  The Bentgrass practice green is officially closed.  We are prepping the weak areas for seed.
*  Also spraying Heath greens for weeds.  You will notice the weeds becoming a "bleached" color, along with any Bermuda that has encroached into the greens.  The bleached color will disappear in a few days.

9/8/18

The Bentgrass practice green will be closed starting Monday 9/10/18 for aerification and reseeding of the weak areas.  It will remain closed until further notice.

9/7/18

Looking forward to a successful Couples Member/Guest today and Saturday.

9/6/18

* Maintenance team continues to work on prepping Blackheath greens for seeding
* Repairing irrigation issues on Marsh Hawk
* Prepping Blue Heron and Marsh Hawk for the Couples Member/Guest

9/5/18

Wednesday Golf Maintenance's concentrations are on
*  Rough mowing
*  Cleaning up beds around Clubhouse
*  Making an application to Blue Heron greens
*  Begin prepping Blackheath greens 4, spot on 6, and 8 for seeding