Question & Answer Session #1

Morning picture of the Bald Cypress trees between #4 Fairway and #7 Green.
QUESTION: What are those piles of sand doing near the sand bunkers?
ANSWER: Due to the frequent rains this last week staff was not able to use the utility carts to haul the sand edging spoils to our dumps. Utilizing this procedure staff was able to perform a very important periodic maintenance practice. Weather permitted they will all be gone early next week.


Notice the nice clean edge on the low-side entrance to the bunker.

Sort of a neat picture catching Adolfo tossing the root/turf infested sand into the Clubcar.

QUESTION: What are those lines of soil near #5 & #10 Greens?
ANSWER: During last year's stressful growing season staff detected roots from the Cottonwood and Willow trees near those greens had tree roots all the way into the greens! This competition depleted nutrients and moisture to the greens. Staff dug down 30-inches to clay and vertically installed a herbicide impregnated fabric designed specifically for this type of issue.

QUESTION: And what are they going to do with them?
ANSWER: When the back-filled soil dries staff will prep the areas level and resod.

Winnetka Mens Golf Club Spring Dinner - TONIGHT 6:30pm at the "Happ Inn" in Northfield

The Winnetka Mens Golf Club is having their Spring Opening Dinner tonight at the Happ Inn 6:30pm. The Golf Professional Staff and Golf Course Superintendent will be in attendance and just may be allowed to address the club. Tonight's raffle will have a special keepsake from the maintenance department for the lucky winner! Also there is a special guest who will be speaking on golf ball fitting.


The first of over 10,000 spring bulbs are starting to open at the Winnetka Golf Club.

Yes can you tell we have 'new' camera for 2011? Perhaps now we can get some great pictures of the elusive Wood Ducks migrating through as well as better close up shots as evidenced in the above photo.

Masters opening round today cancelled due to snow (April's Fool)...HUGE GOLF DISCOUNT @ Winnetka 'National' GC-Today ONLY!... Coincidence I think not!

Seriously this picture is of Augusta National, but from last February.

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