Llanerch Golf Course and External Activities

Yesterday's half inch of rain pushed the fairway aerification to today. We have three aerifiers (like the one pictured above) punching holes as of 7:00am this morning. I am hoping they will be done by 4:00pm today. The course is open for play.

Today, we started the process of installing a non-slip material on the foot bridges. This black, plastic netting is designed specifically for golf course bridges. We plan to have most of the bridges done today.

We started the first mow of the year on greens today. The greens are still very brown looking but they should start to "green up" over the next week if the weather stays so warm. This mow will help make the greens much smoother than yesterday.

With the unseasonably warm weather, we mowed fairways yesterday and today. We also rolled the greens in preparation for their first mow of the season tomorrow. With all this continuing warm weather, we will start cutting the tees and approaches to greens next week. This is about 14-20 days ahead of last year.

As the snow falls here at Llanerch, warm weather awaits us next week. This dusting of snow should melt quickly. We do have a small chance of less than an inch of snow between Saturday night/Sunday morning. After that, the temperature will be in the 60's for most of the week. I do not foresee us mowing the greens next week but I do plan to roll them to provide a smoother surface. We will be busy preparing to put water in the irrigation system, cleaning up the course and finishing some tree work. We hope to see you next week!