Bala Golf Club

Welcome Back!Along with all the changes required for you to come out and play, I'm gonna add to the list and share with you two significant changes we have made this spring and update you on projects in this blog. Fairway aerification. This process has always been completed in August and occasionally the fairways have been compromised due to the inefficiency of the irrigation system. [ 818 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com//april-showers-bring-ma/

We have never seen such uncertainty in our lives like we've seen over the last 2 months! One certainty we have had is the Green Department has been functioning everyday through all of the changes! We are now operating with a reduce staff, social distancing, budget conservation and hand sanitizer located through out our buildings along with other CDC guidelines. Even with all the changes, the amount of work we are accomplishing is impressive! [ 566 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com//times-are-a-changing-a/

Not much of a winter yet especially when you consider we have already hit 60 degrees 4 time this month! Oh, we are not complaining as this has allowed us to move forward with the "winter" project list and complete some weather related tasks like repairing bunker washouts from the rains on January 25th. Some tree work came out of the same storm with a large pine tree coming down on #14. [ 508 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com//winter-hasnt-arrived-y/

2019 was an exciting and productive year! From the tree removals, bunker rebuilding and new equipment purchases and everything in between, it feels like it was the year 2000 when I first started working here! The Green Department is looking forward to the projects lined up for 2020 but first have to wrap up some 2019 projects. Decembers rains had delayed the sod work on 1 & 4 and the electrician wrapping up the fan installation. [ 420 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com/20//09/year-end-wrap-up/

Mid-way through November and winter has reared it's head( I've left out the term"ugly" because a break in play is beneficial for your golf course and I'm a skier/snowboarder). This cold snap will allow us to remove the trees behind 15 green and the one between the tees at 16. This work is scheduled for tomorrow Friday, November 15th. Play on Friday will be using an alternate green on 15, and a alternate tee on 16. [ 434 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com//novembers-golf-course-/

As many of you are aware the Green Department will issue frost delays this time of year to protect your golf course. These delays can vary from day to day and in length due to current weather conditions. The Green Dept will continually monitor conditions during these delays to expedite opening of the course to play. Please check the website for up to date conditions. [ 309 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com//that-time-of-year-agai/

The dry weather pattern were in is going to allow us to resume tree work. Tomorrow October 3rd, the Arborist and crew will be on site on holes 7, 16 & 17 to prune and remove trees that are part of the Tree Management Plan. You can expect some disruption in play on holes 16 & 17. Worst case scenario will be # 16 is closed at times throughout the day and #17 will be playing from the front tee on top of the hill. [ 87 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com/2019//02/tree-work-alert/

The golf course sure does! Its been two banner seasons in a row for weeds and the Green Department has had enough! And I'm sure some of the membership is too! The definition of a weed is a plant that is growing out of place. A marigold growing in a bed of petunia's would be considered a weed by some but probably not every one. [ 751 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/got-weeds/

Aerification was going well, all greens had been aerated, 3 of them topdressed, dragged and ready for play, #10 fairway aerated and we had started #11(getting the biggest ones completed first). And then the only rain shower around for 100 miles decides to camp out over the course and drop over a half inch of rain! Game changer, actually, game over! [ 146 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com//all-was-going-well-when/

Five months since my last post! Way to long but when you look at all the work that we completed this spring, up until Presidents Day, I hope you'll be able to understand why I haven't had the time to sit and blog. And as much as I'd like to review all the completed projects, I'm going to focus this blog on whats in store for the golf course in the next couple of weeks. [ 367 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com//wow-time-flys-when-you/

I'd like to start off this message with a huge congratulations to Assistant Superintendent Giancarlo Sarullo and Justin Parisien for taking the next step in their budding careers! Friday was their last day with the Green Dept (and Valet, Pro Shop Attendant for Justin) as on Monday Giancarlo starts as an Assistant Superintendent at Sunnybrook CC and Justin enters the Philadelphia Police Academy! [ 706 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com/2019//24/congradulations/

The title reflects the number of trees removed in the last two months! Why you ask? Very simple, the weather! February's roller coaster of temperature and precipitation have halted the removals through today and judging by the 10 day forecast, right through the end of the month. The good news is we only have 9 more trees to remove, the bad news is 2 of them are the largest on the list. [ 535 more words ] https://balagrounds.wordpress.com///january-24-february-0/