With the fall colors in full swing, it's an especially beautiful time at Blackhawk, and it also means that wayward shots are more likely to be gobbled up by the falling leaves. Although we do our best to keep the course as playable as possible, windy conditions occasionally make this goal unattainable. So, pack a few extra golf balls and enjoy the vibrant colors that line the course.
After today, it looks as if the weather will turn significantly more fall-like, and this means that frost delays will become more common. The following link is a great 90- second video that the USGA made to explain why frost delays are necessary: http://www.usga.org/turf/articles/video/frost.html. As you'll find out, these delays were not created for the sole purpose of torturing waiting golfers, and they are quite frustrating on our end, too.
Besides keeping the course clean, the extremely dry conditions continue to keep us busy. According to today's newspaper, our yearly precipitation is now nearly 10" below normal. Chad has officially exhausted our supply of part-circle sprinklers (these sprinklers can be adjusted to water a limited area), and the entire north side of 17 and both sides of 15 are lined with these sprinklers to only water the rough. Other part-circle sprinklers are moved throughout the course to water similarly-dry rough areas.
Going forward, we will be working on a few small sodding projects and are hoping to make a nice dent in the tree-removal list. Today, the men's tee on hole 1 was re-sodded where it had thinned due to restricted foot traffic, and the same will soon be done by steps on 18 tee.
We hope that you have been enjoying the exceptional early-fall weather and that you are doing some rain dances for your grounds crew.
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