Good Morning, This past week at the golf course staff was busy with daily maintenance practices getting the golf course in as nice of shape as possible heading into the weekend. Our fairways are looking great and so are the putting greens. Every area of the golf course has been
Good Morning, This past week I was able to complete a lot of spraying to control clover and other broadleaf weeds. The only areas left to spray are the rough on holes 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 17, and 18. I hope to complete these areas this coming week. The
The Muni Update Good Morning, This past week the golf course operations were back to as close to normal as we could expect considering the devastation our community experienced two weeks ago. We still have staff members that are dealing with the loss or damage to their homes and I
Good Morning, The golf course opened for play once again on Saturday, June 29. It was nice to see some of the folks come out to play golf and express their relief to “just get away from it all.” We didn’t have a lot of golfers, but it was a
Course Status Good Morning, It’s been a devastating week for the citizens and business owners of our community. Quite a few employees at the golf course were also affected. The golf course came through everything with no flooding issues to any buildings or sheds. Our only problems were from
The Muni Update Good Afternoon, The Spencer Municipal Golf Course will be closed until further notice. There is currently power in the clubhouse but no internet or phone service. The golf course was not really affected by the flooding. There was a lot of surface drainage that covered the course
The Muni Update Good Morning, Monday morning started off with a bang at the golf course. Literally, there was a loud bang and a hydraulic valve blew on one of the Toro green mowers. Hydraulic leaks are usually a rarity but when they happen it is not good for the
The Muni Update Good Morning, The past week consisted of wrapping up the 2023/24 irrigation renovation project at The Muni. The contractor was on site Tuesday and Wednesday to complete the installation of irrigation heads and wire on the last ten greens. Our last green to finish was the practice green and
The Muni Update Good Morning, The golf course irrigation renovation started this past week. The contractors were on site Wednesday to get the project started on #18 green. We used a small track hoe to expose the old irrigation heads and remove them from the system. Two new irrigation heads
Good Morning, The past week was spent on clean up after multiple storms passed through the area. There was a total of 4.5″ of rainfall that arrived Monday night through Tuesday another .8″ of precipitation overnight on Thursday. It was definitely a challenge for staff and volunteers to get the course back
Good Morning, This past week at the golf course was spent trying to catch up on a lot of our daily maintenance practices. The high amounts of precipitation and warmer temperatures has the grass growing at a rapid rate. We were able to get everything mowed multiple times by the end
Good Morning, The past week was filled with rain and more rain causing the golf course to become completely saturated with multiple days of surface drainage causing flooding. The irrigation pond was overflowing into the large flood drain but it could still not contain the water. The water flowed past the
