April 13, 2010

Hi all, and welcome to another year at Raven Crest, CCT’s most prestigious golf course (ok, I am pretty biased)...desert course. I say that of course because I have never seen a Spring as dry as we have right now, and I don’t hear or foresee any moisture coming our way. Once the irrigation system is up and running, we should be able to see some green up at least. Until then, golfers will have to put up with our impromptu firemen watering our greens. It’s windy, bone dry and dusty, but we still have it better than a lot of courses will this year as we have unlimited access to the North Saskatchewan river. Al Barclay be sure to give yourself a pat on the back, as people are still building courses nowhere near significant water sources, and they will suffer even worse this year.

We have a new Assistant Superintendent this year and his name is Chris Jerram. Chris comes from Whitecourt Golf Club. He doesn’t quite have the experience I’d like to see in an assistant, but he is well versed in golf course techniques and I enjoy mentoring eager-to-learn young people. Candace has moved on to greener pastures in her career choice so I wish her the best. For all interested parties, I have given a list to Gord Nitz of all the projects I would like to accomplish this year. We have a lot of returning staff again so you will see a few familiar faces this year. I would also like to take this opportunity to announce that we are deep-tine aerating the greens on April 27 & 28 this year so anyone who likes to make their grief about aerating known can stay home to save themselves the aggravation. However, this will be the only time I aerate greens this year as up until recently, they were done twice a year.

It's lunch so I have to go, however anyone with questions are more than welcome to approach me regarding anything.

Hoping we get some rain,
 

Lonnie