Please be extremely careful!

As some of you might have already heard, an abandoned mineshaft caved in behind #1 green on Thursday afternoon.  While the concrete slab caved in anywhere from 4-10 feet, there is no exact determination as to how deep the hole is entirely.  That being said, please stay as far away from this scene as possible and don't try to retrieve your ball shall it fall into this hole.  The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy has been notified of the incident and will be examining the problem at a date to be determined sometime next week.  At that time I should have more information as to the next step in this process.  Thank you all for your cooperation and patience.  Once again, please keep your distance from this scene and enjoy your round!

The Newest Addition!

Let's just say that Marvin is a happy camper.  Marvin has been working at Stonehenge for over 12 years and is invaluable in his knowledge and expertise in equipment operation.  One of his biggest jobs every summer is mowing all of the rough.  I'm happy to say that this year Marvin will be mowing the rough on a brand new Toro 4500-D.  This newest 4500-D has many features that were lacking on the older model which will result in a far superior quality of cut and a reduction in the equipment repairs department.  The new machine was delivered on Monday, May 6 and was put to good use on Thursday, May 9.  This machine mows the majority of grass on the golf course and logs many hours each season.  This year Marvin will be mowing all of the bermudagrass rough at a height of 2".  The goal is to provide a fair height of cut for playability and promote the lateral growth of the grass.  Rather than the plant use all of it's energy on top growth, mowing at a lower height will allow the plant to fill-in and grow laterally.  Finally, all of the tall fescue secondary rough areas will be mowed with a different unit at a height of 3".  The reason for this is because a 2" cut on tall fescue is too short and very stressful for this cool-season grass in the middle of summer.

Welcome!

The Stonehenge Golf & Country Club Golf Course Maintenance blog is up and running. Now let's just hope the weather cooperates and allows the bermudagrass to follow suit and begin to grow.  I will be posting to the blog every week and explaining and highlighting various maintenance practices that we as a department will be performing.  I look forward to the opportunity to communicate with the members applying this form of social media. As always, if anybody has any questions/comments please either email, comment directly on the blog site, or stop me out on the golf course.