Good Morning, This past week the driving range was opened on Wednesday at noon. There were quite a few golfers out practicing their swing in anticipation of the 2025 golf season. The morning started off with a heavy frost and finished about 6:15 PM when we ran out of range balls
The Muni Update Good Morning, This past week we had some very much needed precipitation at The Muni. There was several inches of snow and roughly 3/4 of an inch of rainfall totalled on two different days. The rainfall soaked into the ground pretty quickly and provided much needed moisture for
The Muni Update Good Morning, The warm weather has definitely been a welcome change from below zero days. Warmer weather does not mean it is time to start thinking about getting out on the course to play some golf. The frost level is still near the top of the soil
The Muni Update Good Morning, As warmer temperatures enter the forecast we feel relief from the bitter cold past week and become excited for the golf season to kick off in 2025. The snow on the ground will be gone in a couple of days, “Golf Fever” will be in the
The Muni Update Good Morning, The recent snowfall has really been a blessing for the golf course. Snow is usually a bad four letter word when winter rolls around, but it is very important for the golf course. Snowfall provides an insulation blanket for the bentgrass greens which protects the
The Muni Update Good Morning, I have been on vacation the past couple of weeks and will be returning on Monday. I will be in and out of the clubhouse each day, starting on Tuesday. If you would like to schedule a time to stop in at the clubhouse please reach
Good Morning, This past week we hosted Hy Vee for their employee holiday gathering. We have two more events scheduled for the next couple of weekends. It’s nice to have people that don’t play golf take advantage of our clubhouse. The clubhouse is closed during the offseason unless there is
Good Morning, This past week a lot of time was spent cleaning in the clubhouse facility. All of our beverage inventory was updated in preparation for events we are hosting over the next four weeks. It’s always nice to have the opportunity to have people use our facility for a
The Muni Update Good Morning, This past week our temperatures have started to return to the normal range in comparison to the upper 50’s we experienced the prior week. The warm temperatures are definitely enjoyed by our normally cold Iowa winter bones. However, these temperatures don’t instantly create golf weather
The Muni Update Good Morning, This past week the pumphouse renovation started with Dakota Pump and Control on site. They spent a couple of days placing the new 75 horsepower turbine in the wet well followed by the 5 horsepower jockey pump. The turbine will maintain the system when the
Good Morning, The rainfall has helped add a little moisture to the surface of the golf course. It’s interesting to see how the precipitation effects the turfgrass sensors we have installed in our practice green for the University of Minnesota. I have participated in the winter turfgrass research for each of the four
Good Morning, Last weekend I started to experience some extreme pain in my left ankle. I had surgery on this left toe in early October. On Monday I went to the Emergency Department at the hospital and discovered I had an infection present. I spent the week trying to figure
