Renovations and Preparations for 2020

The fall season is here, overall the last 3 weeks have been great for golf. The recent renovations on the 3rd hole have been well received, with a lot of excellent questions being asked? The grounds team, once again did a great job with all of the work that was completed, we are very excited to showcase these efforts early next season. Our biggest challenge is to ensure the new sod on the tees is established as quickly as possible. The 3rd hole will open in early spring but a temporary teeing area will be employed for a short period of time to ensure the newly sodded turf areas are established to sustain all of the traffic. 

Before- Hole #3

After-Hole #3

Other projects that have been completed or in progress include:

●      New teeing areas on the 9th 

●      New blue tee on the 4th

●      New red tee on the 3rd

●      Additional drainage on the 2nd hole in swale 

●      A new fan location on the 7th hole

●      Additional drainage on the right side of the 17th

●      Drainage on the 6th fairway

There has also been much discussion about new forward tees on Holes 17 and 18!

Recently, My wife Jen and I returned from a trip of a lifetime to Ireland. We were very fortunate to be able to attend because of the kind nomination from the Hyde Park Members and Management team for the Turfnet Superintendent of the Year. We were able to take in all of the Irish hospitality, play some amazing golf courses and meet many new Golf Course Superintendent friends from around the United States and Ireland. Let me tell you, links golf was beautiful, but very humbling! 

A special thanks to the entire Grounds team for their hard work while I was away! 

Lahinch Golf Club

Over the coming weeks the Grounds team and I are busy with preparing for the 2020 season with our fall agronomic program, which includes:

●      Deeptine aeration to the putting greens in mid-November 

●      Tee aeration and sand topdressing

●      Fall herbicide applications to all of the rough areas

On the horticultural front, Bryan has been very busy with tulip bulb planting (almost 10,000)  for next season, along with new annual and landscape designs for some of the dated material along Erie Ave. and the front of the clubhouse.

Thank-You!

Pat O'Brien 

Grounds Superintendent