tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40312434296441422152024-02-20T01:43:10.793-08:00Shadowridge Golf Course ManagementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-62198190482689877252014-01-17T12:58:00.000-08:002014-01-17T14:02:57.115-08:00Rain Dance Please!The past, present, and immediate future of rain is not looking so good. Not only for San Diego, but for all the western U.S. We had a record low amount of rainfall for the 2013 calendar year. There is a good chance that water rationing will be returning unless we have a wet spring. I have attached links to some good articles and charts regarding our current condition both locally and regionally:<br />
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http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/29/6034515/is-the-wests-dry-spell-really.html#storylink=cpy<br />
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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304244904579278321514522650<br />
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/10/san-diego-drought-cost-water/<br />
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http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home.aspx<br />
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http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Satellite-Map-Shows-California-Serious-Drought-Problem-240666561.html<br />
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http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18368<br />
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On the positive side, the weather sure has been great lately! <br />
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I would like to introduce our new Assistant Superintendent Erik Krempien. Erik is from a small town in southeastern Wisconsin and enlisted in the Marines after high school. He was stationed at Camp Pendleton during his service in the Marine Corps. After being deployed to Iraq twice as a machinegunner and one deployment as part of the 31st marine expeditionary unit, he decided to stay in California. He retained employment at the Rancho California RV Resort and attended Mt. San Jacinto's Turf and Horticulture program in Menifee. After graduation, Erik was put in charge of the resorts golf course. Three years go by and it was time to move on to bigger and better things. Please feel free to introduce yourself to Erik when you see him on the golf course.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-23098259556149467062013-11-08T12:18:00.001-08:002013-11-08T12:18:56.713-08:00Fall is a busy time for our golf course maintenance practices. We aerify the fairways, green surrounds, and tees in September. In October, we aerate the greens and overseed the tees and green surrounds.<br />
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In order for the seed to germinate, it requires alot of extra watering at night and handwatering during the day.<br />
Until the seed has fully grown in and has a strong root structure, these areas will be wet and will need to be kept free from all cart traffic. <br />
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Effective immediately, there will be no cart access to the tees or green surrounds. We will monitor these areas on a weekly basis and will notify the membership through an e-blast and a posting in the golf shop as soon as these areas are available for limited cart access. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-15021320009268152422013-10-07T13:37:00.000-07:002013-10-07T13:37:12.478-07:00Fall aeration and overseedingWe finished overseeding the Tees last week and plan on aerating the Greens this week. Reminder that the course will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday for aeration. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-4947345694987338002013-04-17T13:12:00.003-07:002013-04-17T13:12:59.316-07:00April 17th updateGreens aeration went well and we have spread the plugs on the new putting green. The new green should be open in approximately 3 months! We have fertilized the course this week and will start aerating the fairways tomorrow. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-51206823593611523112013-03-26T12:22:00.000-07:002013-03-26T12:22:04.441-07:00Update for March 26thLast week we finished aerating the tees and this week we are aerating the green surrounds. This process will last into next week. If you noticed the rings on the greens, it is caused by a fungi called brown ring patch. It has been sprayed for and will take 7-10 days to show signs of recovery. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-25355678134830745792013-03-15T10:48:00.000-07:002013-03-15T10:48:07.465-07:00New practice green updateThe contractor that built our new practice green, driving range, and short game area are standing behind their work and have decided to return and repair all the areas that were not aceptable or did not grow in correctly. The new practice putting green settled during the grow in. Therefore, they stripped the poa sod, leveled and compacted the greens mix to insure of no settling in the future. We will then apply the plugs from aeration that is scheduled on April 9th and grow them in like we did in November last year. The duration of this process will be shorter this time due to the weather. It should be open in approximately ninety days from the laying of the plugs. They also have fixed the drainage in the practice bunker and the cartpath from hole ten to the short game area. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-7992530029593014672013-03-15T10:28:00.000-07:002013-03-15T10:28:10.316-07:00March 15th updateIf you noticed the sand on the approaches, its from the aeration and topdressing this week. During the summer the greens need leached to flush the salts through the soil profile. This aeration of the approaches helps keep them from getting wet during that time. We will aerate them one more time in June just before leaching begins. Next week we will be aerating the tees, followed by the green surrounds the following week. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-26724122016053278962013-02-25T10:33:00.000-08:002013-02-25T10:36:40.123-08:00Update for Feb. 25thThis week we are applying fertilizer with pre-emergent to the entire course. We are also edging, moving, and adding sand to the green side bunkers. I've added a few tabs at the top of the page for the local weather forecast, a link to the clubs website, and a link to my email if anyone has any questions or comments on the golf course. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-33555006087120490182012-08-24T15:27:00.000-07:002012-08-24T15:27:09.399-07:00Update for August 24thThe fertilizing of the course took longer than we anticipated. So, we will finish the fairway aeration next week. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-59754925042895410022012-08-17T12:46:00.001-07:002012-08-17T12:48:15.762-07:00UpdateWe finished needle-tining the greens and aerating fairways on hole 1,2,3,5,10,and 18 this week. Next week we plan on finishing the fairway aeration along with fertilizing the course. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-46456979851000865742012-08-10T10:28:00.000-07:002012-08-10T10:28:10.833-07:00Hydraulic leak on hole #10We had a hydraulic hose break on our fairway mower on Hole #10. You will notice a line up the center of the fairway. The heat from the hydraulic fluid will kill the turf. It should grow back in in a few weeks. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-85147616397097013952012-08-09T07:25:00.003-07:002012-08-09T07:25:48.213-07:00Upcoming scheduleWe will be needle tining the greens and aerating the fairways next week. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-88474058778102751452012-07-06T07:54:00.001-07:002012-07-06T07:54:37.992-07:00UpdateWe have finished verti cutting the fairways, aerating the green surrounds and completed the tee leveling project! We have topdressed the new tees this week and will do so again next week to smooth out the surface. The estimated time of opening the tees will be July 20th! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-68236683768351146512012-05-29T09:51:00.000-07:002012-05-29T09:51:00.081-07:00Upcoming ScheduleThe verti cutting of the fairways has been delayed. We have been resodding some worn areas with the turf from the tees we are going to be leveling starting next week. We will also be fertilizing the course this week. Next week we will be aerating the greens along with starting the tee leveling process. This should take approximately two weeks to complete, with another three to four weeks of grow in. Reminder: we are closed next Tuesday and Wednesday for aeration. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-35078317446119868702012-05-18T16:53:00.001-07:002012-05-18T16:53:13.291-07:00Next two weeks scheduleWe plan on verticutting the fairways the next two weeks. This will help with some of the off color areas in the fairways. They are real thick and the mower scalps the turf everytime we mow. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-4051280395220751692012-05-04T10:35:00.002-07:002012-05-04T10:35:39.518-07:005 years of service!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alexandro Perez recently celebrated his five year anniversary of employment here at Shadowridge. Thanks Alex for all your contributions!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-45914670650962395762012-05-03T14:05:00.001-07:002012-05-03T14:05:24.342-07:00Continuing with rough aeration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are continuing with rough aeration. We should finish the back nine this week! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-36802098273783670462012-04-27T07:37:00.003-07:002012-04-27T07:37:31.208-07:00update for the week of April 23rdWe spent the week aerating the rough on what we call the "bottom section" (holes 12-16), and moving sand in the green bunkers. We will continue with these two processes next week. Wednesdays rainfall total was .4". <br />
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We finished the tee aeration yesterday and started aerating the green surrounds on the back nine today. The plan is to finish the back nine surrounds tomorrow and start working on the front nine on Monday. For this reason we will be starting on hole #10 on next Monday and Tuesday. We will be open again for play this Monday starting at 10am with a guest special! Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-89289065149296751072012-03-28T09:13:00.000-07:002012-03-28T09:14:16.747-07:0010 years of service!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hector Mendoza recently celebrated his 10 year anniversary of employment here at Shadowridge. Thanks Hector for all your contributions to the course!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031243429644142215.post-53984835654121564862012-03-28T09:07:00.002-07:002012-03-28T09:07:52.566-07:00More rain delaysOnce again, the weekend rain (5/8") has postponed our aeration schedule. We plan on aerating the tees starting next Monday. Then go right into aerating the green surrounds. We will be open on this Monday with a guest special. Tee times starting at 10 am. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com