We may have underestimated our commitment to the blog pre-season. It has been increasingly difficult to make the time to compose our thoughts and update everyone as to what we have been up to regularly. We have certainly been up to alot since our last post as a lot of time has past.
This season went phenomenally well. Greens were very healthy after their extended healing period following the sand inject Graden we utilized in the spring. I can't say enough about how great product the sand inject Graden is. We are big fans and happy to have such a great tool in our arsenal. The rest of the course held up well as we utilized a lot of spot watering and an intensive foliar spray program to keep everything looking good.
We were able to impress the NCGA's staff with our conditioning for their Mid-Am Qualifier and secured ourselves a spot as a site to host a U.S. Open Local Qualifier this next May 15th. It is a great accomplishment for us to be recognized as a first-class course worthy of the honor. The qualifier is an 18-hole stroke play competition for amateurs and professionals with the championship being held at Erin Hills Golf Course, Erin, Wisconsin, June 15th-18th.
Our Men's Invitation went great even after the less than exceptional weather experienced the first day. Once again the maintenance team came together to give the men some of the fastest greens we have ever had out here at Fountaingrove Golf & Athletic Club. GCM management returned in the afternoon to mow and roll before the shoot-out that provided a welcomed bit of drama.
Our most difficult tournament the Fountaingrave was also a big hit. Our Assistant Superintendent Nick Reyes picked some of the best pin positions we have seen to keep it a challenging as possible while maintaining fair playing conditions. If you missed the cup on a downhill putt you were probably going to end up off the green. A word to the wise, keep your ball below the hole and play defense on the greens.
The Women's Invitational also went great and was put together really well. It happened to fall over the week that the Olympics started and carried that theme throughout the event. Good time were had by all that participated.
As we wind the season down and have more time to add to the blog, we will try to recap a majority of the projects that we are and have undertaken and interesting happenings on the property here in this blog. There is no lack of work to be done out here and the management team feels very fortunate to have such a great crew to help us see our vision through.
