"Welcome Back" Wind

The forecast was correct and the wind is intense this morning.  The ACC team play match will be a challenge with these conditions.  As of 9 a.m. the course has sustained minimal damage with minor tree debris/small branches having been the only casualties.

Moisture- finally.... 2011 Water Use

This past Saturday and the following Monday we received some much needed natural irrigation.  The rain total of .71 inches for the two separate events is the first moisture seen in the month of January.  It has been over 30 days since the last measurable precipitation event in early December.  2011 Rainfall totals are lower than the average for the region and our window for "winter/spring" rain is diminishing by the week.

On a positive note, our extraction/water usage total for the year of 2011 was 385 acre foot on 90.2 acres of turfgrass.  That is a decrease of 11 acre foot of water from the previous year and continues the trend of water savings by Greenway Golf at Arrowhead Country Club.

Wind Storm- Update #2

The winds finally subsided on Monday evening.  Course clean-up is on schedule and the staff deserves much appreciation for their hard work and effort.  With a majority of the fallen trees cut up and debris clean-up following close behind, we intend to focus on addressing the bunkers on Thursday.  We have begun mowing the primary rough and will commence mowing tees, approaches, and fairways by late Thursday.  The coordination and organization of the clean up efforts are part of a large scale effort with efficiency in mind.  Thank you for your patience during this period.

"Once in a Decade" Windstorm

The "once in a decade" type windstorm that hit California Wednesday evening didn't bypass Arrowhead Country Club.  The high winds have continued, albeit sporadically, for the past several days with the forecast predicting them to continue through the early part of next week.  We lost a total of twelve trees with some form of damage to an anticipated thirty to forty more.  The course is littered with debris and the clean-up efforts are underway.  The progress will be impacted by the current conditions and potential of additional wind.

Overseed Day 4- Oct 6, 2011

With the bulk of the seeding completed yesterday (prior to the rain), on Day 4 we finished up hand seeding some difficult to reach areas and re-seeding a few areas adjacent to cart paths where the rain washed the seed.  Rain following the spreading of the seed is always welcome, but hopefully the minor bouts of heavy rain did not create any large scale disturbances.  We received approximately 1.43" of rain Wednesday throughout the day and evening.

Thursday's Windstorm

Late Thursday afternoon we experienced our first major windstorm of the late summer season.  The event littered the course with a tremendous volume of tree debris and presented quite a challenge when preparing the course for play on Friday morning.  Thank you for your patience and understanding during the clean up efforts.

Open for play

After 13.68" of total precipitation over the past seven days, we opened for play today at 9 a.m. for walkers and 12:00 noon for carts.  The course drained remarkably well given the volume of moisture that had fallen on the region.  We spent a majority of the day cleaning up fallen tree debris, pumping out bunkers, and cutting greens and fairways.  My hat is off to the crew for their hard work today.