Friday, March 9, 2012

18 Hole Golf Course OPENED today at noon!

This picture is from 2009 since Spring came early this year.
It was cloudy on February 2nd ‘Punxsutawney Phil’ & the Winnetka Golf Maintenance Staff ALL saw their shadows and Spring has risen early! Staff was able to maneuver on the course this week cleaning/blowing off greens on Tuesday, double rolling Wednesday and cutting them today. Golf carts will be running for the weekend! The mild winter certainly helped the 'Fairway Recovery Program'. If the fairways were 50% fully recovered at Thanksgiving, with the other 50% having great seedling establishment BUT lacking the maturity...the Fairways are now approaching 75% fully recovered! Weather permitted staff feels the full recovery may happen up to one month early, possibly by early May!


For the loyal www.WGCSuperintendentBlogspot.com followers we have  a contest just for you...
To the first person who can answer the following question by adding a comment to this blog AND is one of the 19 "Followers"  (or a newly signed up  follower of this blog),they will receive one brand new Winnetka Golf Club flag of their choice, red, white or blue. 

The picture of Henry at Torrey Pines South #14 has been replaced by what course and hole number??? 

Hint Henry played there just one week earlier on March 2nd, as well as at the GC at Wente Vineyards, Presidio GC and Bayonet GC.
Posted by Henry A. Michna, CGCS at 1:48 PM

4 comments:

  1. P. ChannonMarch 9, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    That would be Pebble Beach...Hole #7.

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  2. P. ChannonMarch 9, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    My e-mail is pchannonc@gmail.com.

    Thanks!

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    1. AnonymousMarch 12, 2012 at 8:21 AM

      Mr. P Channon, Congratulations you are the winner! Please let me know which of the three colored flags you want. Also will you be at the Lottery drawing next Saturday so
      I can meet you in person and give you your prize? Or are you just a follower of this blog and won the contest? If so please email me at HMichna@winpark.org to leave your address and we will gladly ship the flag to you. Thank you for following the blog, Henry

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  3. AnonymousMarch 9, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Keep up the great work, glad to see you open this early in the spring. The extended forecast looks promising.

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