January 2008 News Letter
I would like to thank all of you who supported Eagle Ridge in 2007. In 2008 we look forward to better serving you and making the 2008 golf season more enjoyable. To help keep you better informed about the golf course, we have upgraded our web site. The new web site is www.Golfateagleridge.com. The new site will allow you to check gift card balances and to sign up for upcoming golf events online.
Here is a list of improvements that we were able to start in the fall of 2007: Hole #7 gold and white tee boxes were extended. The pond surrounding #7 green was renovated and a liner was installed. Rock and ties were added to the shore line to dress up the pond edges. Irrigation and a water feature will be added around the back of hole #7 in the spring of 2008. Hole #15 white tee box will increase in size and we will add an optional tee box to the fairway side of #15. We have already added and grow-in an optional tee box on the end of the fairway of hole #5. The optional tees were added to make the course more enjoyable for a higher handicap skill level or for anyone who wants to play the course from a new angle.
Over the past two seasons the grounds crew has added and brought into operation 40 new irrigation heads to the course in various locations.
The management would like to report that the protective wood fiber mulch application added to the greens in November of 2007 is doing a nice job of insulating the greens and protecting the plants from winter desiccation. The grounds crew plans to remove the mulch in early April and have the course ready to play by April 15 weather permitting.
Some of the new items added to the pro-shop for 2008 are: Ashworth shirts and a full line of Bridgestone golf balls.
Eagle Ridge Italian Restaurant would like to thank you for your patronage. Our new Chef Sara Treib has been doing a wonderful job preparing fabulous meals. Our menu changes periodically so please come by and check us out. We are open Tuesday through Saturday, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Superintendents note:
On January 8, 2008 the Peaks and Prairies Superintendents Association offered an online web cast meeting. The main topic of the meeting addressed how difficult the 2007 season was for golf courses in ND, MT, and WY. One of the issues discussed was winter survival and strategies used to protect greens through open winters. I was very pleased to hear from the University of Nebraska turf grass Professor who moderated the meeting, that the wood fiber hydro mulch technique was one of the most favored techniques in plant protection from winter kill. Heavy sand topdressing was also a favored technique. I really enjoy networking with other superintendent around the country and I have come to the conclusion that every area has its issues when it comes to winter survival of turf. We have open winters and deal with wind desiccation, others have too much snow and have problem with snow mold and ice damage. During the past 15 year that I have worked on golf courses I have only experienced winter desiccation damage during the last five years. I contribute this damage to lack of moisture in the fall/winter months and extreme changes in temperatures during the winter months. Mother Nature usually has the final say, but we try our best.
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