While we are currently waiting for the winter weather to show up, I wanted to update everyone on our progress over the early part of the winter project list.
We are pleased to announce that Clubcorp has committed to re-surfacing the greens in 2013. Per the letter that was sent out to the membership, we plan to close in mid-June and reopen as quickly as possible. this improvement to the course will make Laurel Springs one of the best conditioned golf courses in our area. We are very excited as we embark on this new era for our club.
We are currently making our way through the golf course removing dead trees that were marked this fall. Although the project is a huge undertaking for our staff, we hope to get this project knocked out over the course of the next few months. Warmer weather impedes us from performing this task, so as the weather gets cooler, more progress will be seen
This week we started a project to redistribute the sand in the bunkers. While our new way of raking the bunkers (we actually brush the bunkers now to help compact the sand) is working well, we have found that too much sand has congregated in the lip. Our staff is pulling sand from the lips of the bunkers to aid in the ball rolling down to the flat to decrease the chance of an unwanted lie.
Thank you for all of the positive comments I have received while riding through the course. See you out there!
Wesley Michielsen
Golf Course Superintendent
