MGA/LGA Days

What does everyone do when the MGA/LGA is in town?

       January is MGA/LGA month at the Players Club. We try to complete setup and wrap up any on course activities in a timely manner before they start. Once the groups tee off we try to find projects that we can work on that are off the golf course. Today we worked on regrading the turfed area surrounding our shop. Here are some snapshots of that project...

Area after rough grade.

Armando hand raking around the wash pad.

Ricardo and Angel work out the debris from the soil.

The final grade.

Another shot of the final grade.

       This is just one of the "off the course" projects that we have worked on this month. Others include, pressure washing the equipment, painting the shop and organizing tools. These jobs allow us to keep productive and reduce disruption of play during events at the clubs.

St. James winter project agenda

      November is the time of year when we begin to set our winter projects into motion. We have routine tasks that we perform every winter, trimming, pruning, etc... We also have more site specific jobs that arise over the summer that need addressed when we have more available staff. Below is a rundown of our goals for the winter for all of the clubs and some course specific jobs that we plan to attack.

General Tasks (All four clubs)

• Trim sight lines and wetlands
• Level sprinkler heads
• Replace broken/damaged yardage signs
• Cart path repair
• Level drains
• Mulch bed work (edging, re-mulching)
• Paint all existing yardage plates
• Trim ornamental grasses
• Clear cut around bridges
• Address minor drainage issues as needed
• Trim cordgrass in beds
• Develop golf course tree inventory

Site Specific Tasks - Founders Club

• Remove pine tree behind #10 green
• Clear-cut to the right of #18 tees, left of #4 green and to the right of #17
• Replace all Audubon Certified birdhouses
• Repair drain in #2 and #17 fairways
• Install drainage behind #5 green
• Clear brush on #14, at the pond by #7 tees and to the left of #15 tees
• Install new irrigation satellite boxes on #2-7, putting greens and driving range
• Lower the hedge on #1

Reserve Club

• Address shade and air movement issues around greens
• Replenish bunker sand where and when needed
• Clear non-residential sides of the golf course, i.e. right side of #4

Players Club

• Continue tree removal program, #6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 16
• Repair major drainage problems, #3 tees, #2, 13 and 16 fairways
• Renovate bunkers near #15 and 17 greens where drainage stone has risen
• Level areas on tees and around greens
• Dredge #5 fairway/pond bunker
• Cut and remove vines 

Members Club

• Remove a dozen trees behind #10 green
• Level all greenside sprinkler heads and drains
• Address homeowner concerns

      In a perfect world we will be able to complete all of these jobs in a timely manner. However, weather, golf schedule and unforeseen issues often tend to disrupt even the best laid plans. We will prioritize our schedule accordingly to complete as many goals as possible with little to no interference to the golfing experience