High tide...

Even at high tide this morning, the lowest basin on #11 still has about five inches to spare.

As you can see the pond is also at the same level.

The drainage along Hingham Lane definitely relieved the pressure on the dirch running along the left of hole 11.  Barring any major flooding rain events we should be able to contain most rainfalls.

Sunlight!

Sunlight is an essential part of photosynthesis. Turfgrass needs at least eight hours of it throughout the day to survive and thrive in a golf course growing environment.

This picture was taken on #7 at 0845 on 21Apr2014. We are about eight weeks from the summer solstice so the hours of sun are only going to get better as time goes on throughout the summer. This is about the amount of shade that will be on this green eight weeks after the solstice putting us well into August. Selective tree removal around the green complex to allow better sunlight penetration is a large focus of our off season program. This green should show much improvement over last year due to this selective removal yet the play of the hole remains unchanged.

Rolling greens...

Finally, we are able to get out and start grooming the greens. It has been such a slow start to the spring, we had to wait to see some growth before we could begin our actual maintenance of the putting surface. With the temperatures rising this week, we will be mowing and rolling on a more consistent basis. The greens will become smoother and smoother as time goes on and the daily maintenance continues.