Hole #1
Hole #5
Hole #9
Hole #15
Hole #16
Hole #18
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Winnetka OPEN today Sunday July 25th less than 24 hours after 4.12" rain!!!
Winnetka Golf Club takes over twice the acreage of storm water than the course itself. The primary function of the course is flood relief for the community followed by recreation. All greens were cut and rolled today. Sorry the gas carts are not running today.
Hole #1
Hole #5
Hole #9
Hole #15
Hole #16
Hole #18
Hole #1
Hole #5
Hole #9
Hole #15
Hole #16
Hole #18
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Winnetka GC has 4.1" of rain in the official raingauge & why lightning should be respected!
Rico playing lumberjack on #7 Tee.
An Ash tree along the path from the old halfway house to #7 Green took a direct lightning hit last night. Splintering into hundreds of pieces some over 50 lbs. and thrown 175 feet. The debris (2 lbs. piece not in any photos) furthest located was 200 feet away on #4 Fairway!
#12 Tee showing the largest splinter and an impaled splinter.
Rico holding up the 80 lbs. largest splinter.
#12 Tee impaled splinter.
Close up #12 Tee impaled.
Debris #4 Fairway over 200-feet away!
Rico with longest splinter in #7 Fairway
Rico next to Ash tree.
Make sure to check in Sunday morning with the Pro Shop 847-501-2050 to see if the course drains down and can be opened for play. Carts will not be running on Sunday if course is open.
An Ash tree along the path from the old halfway house to #7 Green took a direct lightning hit last night. Splintering into hundreds of pieces some over 50 lbs. and thrown 175 feet. The debris (2 lbs. piece not in any photos) furthest located was 200 feet away on #4 Fairway!
#12 Tee showing the largest splinter and an impaled splinter.
Rico holding up the 80 lbs. largest splinter.
#12 Tee impaled splinter.
Close up #12 Tee impaled.
Debris #4 Fairway over 200-feet away!
Rico with longest splinter in #7 Fairway
Rico next to Ash tree.
Make sure to check in Sunday morning with the Pro Shop 847-501-2050 to see if the course drains down and can be opened for play. Carts will not be running on Sunday if course is open.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Winnetka National has a Fruit Orchard?!? AND why is #18 Pond orange???
#18 Pond has an orange color...why?
The pollen from the Hawthorne Tree is the reason. This a natural phenomenon and nothing is wrong.
The Winnetka National Orchard located adjacent to the Nursery Green and between #16 Tee complex and the #17 Hole. There are four (4) Apple Trees, three (3) Peach Trees, and also a Pear and Plum Tree. We used to have six assorted (sweet & sour) Cherry Trees but those were lost during the Great Flood of September 2008. The fruit is all edible and we have never sprayed any plant protectants (pesticides) opting for a natural approach. Just make sure to beat the deer to the apples as they push against the fence!
Peach Fruit
Pear Fruit
Apple Fruit
More Apple Fruit
The pollen from the Hawthorne Tree is the reason. This a natural phenomenon and nothing is wrong.
The Winnetka National Orchard located adjacent to the Nursery Green and between #16 Tee complex and the #17 Hole. There are four (4) Apple Trees, three (3) Peach Trees, and also a Pear and Plum Tree. We used to have six assorted (sweet & sour) Cherry Trees but those were lost during the Great Flood of September 2008. The fruit is all edible and we have never sprayed any plant protectants (pesticides) opting for a natural approach. Just make sure to beat the deer to the apples as they push against the fence!
Peach Fruit
Pear Fruit
Apple Fruit
More Apple Fruit
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