We are going to start dethatching and sanding the approaches on Monday. We will of course take the necessary steps to
minimize disruption to play during this process. This agronomic process will help get the approaches to firm up and make for better playing conditions. We will move to the side when play approaches and make every attempt to keep the area playable during the process. The weather is predicted to be quite nice and we need to take advantage of this while we can.
We will be verticutting and mowing the greens ahead of play on Tuesday. We will then sand in the afternoon. Verticutting and mowing the greens will help smooth things out more and the sanding in the afternoon will also make the conditions better. The sanding will not be heavy, but may take a day or two to work its way into the putting surface. This is needed as we are still fighting to catch up with getting enough sand down to get the greens back into good putting condition. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but it's absolutely necessary we get this process done while we have a window of good weather predicted for this time frame.
If you have any questions regarding the process and timing please contact me directly and I can explain our plan more fully. John Hicks 805-433-4643
