Friday, October 29, 2021

Course conditions (10.29.21)

 

Good morning,


We will remain with carts on paths with no exceptions.  We have received .2"of precipitation overnight.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

Beginning next week, we will be moving to only 1 course open for play (Devlin will be open next week Monday-Friday).  As the greens continue to heal on Weiskopf from our aerification practices.

The range will be closed today as it is too wet to pick balls. As a reminder the practice greens have been aerified.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the low 50's with rain showers throughout the day.

James Dobbins

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Course conditions (10.28.21)

 

Good morning,


We will remain with carts on paths with no exceptions.  We received a trace amount of precipitation yesterday (2.8" in last 6 days).  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

The range will continue to remain with mats only at both ends for the rest of the season.  The practice greens have been aerified.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the low 60's with partly cloudy skies.

James Dobbins

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Course conditions (10.27.21)

 

Good morning,


We will remain with carts on paths with no exceptions.  We received .2" of precipitation yesterday evening into the overnight(2.8" since Thursday afternoon).  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

The range will continue to remain with mats only at both ends for the rest of the season.  The practice greens were aerified on Monday and the hotel tee on Tuesday. 

The weather for the day calls for highs in the mid 50's with rain showers possible throughout the early morning with clearing later in the day.

James Dobbins

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Course conditions (10.26.21)

 

Good morning,


We will remain with carts on paths with no exceptions.  We received .4" of precipitation yesterday evening into the overnight(2.6" since Thursday afternoon).  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

The range will continue to remain with mats only at both ends for the rest of the season.  The practice greens were aerified yesterday. 

The weather for the day calls for highs approaching 50 degrees with rain showers possible throughout the day.

James Dobbins

Monday, October 25, 2021

Course conditions (10.25.21) UPDATE

 

Good morning,

UPDATE (2PM)

We took advantage of the weather today and have aerified all practice greens including the chipping green. 

We will remain with carts on paths with no exceptions.  We received 1" of precipitation yesterday into the overnight(2.2" since Thursday afternoon).  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

The range will continue to remain with mats only at both ends for the rest of the season.

The weather for the day calls for highs approaching the low 60's with rain showers continuing throughout the day.

James Dobbins

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Course conditions (10.24.21)

 

Good morning,


We will remain with carts on paths with no exceptions.  We received .8" of precipitation yesterday into the evening.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

The range will continue to remain with mats only at both ends for the rest of the season.

The weather for the day calls for highs approaching 55 degrees with rain showers beginning around noontime and continuing throughout the day.

James Dobbins

Saturday, October 23, 2021

Course conditions (10.23.21)

 

Good morning,


We will remain with carts on paths with no exceptions.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

The range will continue to remain with mats only at both ends for the rest of the season.

The weather for the day calls for highs struggling to make it to 50 degrees with off and on rain showers throughout the day.

James Dobbins

Friday, October 22, 2021

Course conditions (10.22.21)

 

Good morning,

We will remain with carts on paths, as we have received .4" of precipitation yesterday into the overnight.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit bunkers from the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.  

The range will continue to remain with mats only at both ends for the rest of the season.

The bunkers on 12 Devlin were completed yesterday and are now playable.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will continue through Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the low 50's with lake effect rain showers throughout the day.

James Dobbins

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Course conditions (10.21.21) UPDATE

 

Good morning,

UPDATE (3pm)

The bunkers on 12 Devlin are completed and the hole is reopened.   All “ground under repair” and drop area signage has been removed. The bunkers are now playable. 

UPDATE (12:30PM)

Effective immediately we will return carts to paths.


UPDATE (7am)

We will have contractor onsite today installing the sand in the bunkers on 12 Devlin.  The hole will be closed while they are working.  There will be signage posted at the tee.  We are doing this to provide them a safe work environment and for them to be much more efficient.  Thank you for your understanding.


We will remain with carts off paths with the usual exceptions of all par 3's.  Please utilize enter/exit post system (no carts around greens).  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers at the lowest points and not on the fingers/faces.

As a reminder, if any changes need to be made to the cart rules, we will notify the pro shop, post on GCM blog and through Zingle.

The range will remain on mats for the remainder of the season.

The bunkers on 12 Devlin will continue to remain "ground under repair".  There are drop areas provided.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will continue through Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for his in the low 60's with rain showers and possible thunderstorms later in the day.

James Dobbins

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Course conditions (10.20.21)

 

Good morning,

We will remain with carts off paths with the usual exceptions of all par 3's.  Please utilize enter/exit post system (no carts around greens).  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers at the lowest points and not on the fingers/faces.

The range will remain on mats for the remainder of the season.

The bunkers on 12 Devlin will continue to remain "ground under repair".  There are drop areas provided.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will continue through Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for abundant sunshine and highs approaching 70 degrees.

James Dobbins

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Course conditions (10.19.21) UPDATE

 

Good morning,

UPDATE (2:30pm)
The contractor has completed spraying the bunkers on 12 Devlin.  If you hit into the bunker, (Please) do not retrieve it.  The polymer has to set before it can be walked on which will be tomorrow.


UPDATE (1:00pm)
We will allow carts off paths. 

UPDATE (8am)

The contractor spraying the bunkers on 12 Devlin are on property and will be spraying the bunkers at approximately 12pm.  At that time, the hole will be closed to play while they are working.  We will update communication as to when the hole will reopen for play.  Signage will be posted.






We will remain with carts on paths on Devlin with no exceptions.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers at the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.

As is always the case, if we can change the cart path restrictions, we will communicate that through the pro shop, GCM blog and Zingle.

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season. 

The bunkers on 12 Devlin will continue to remain "ground under repair" as we are working through the process to get them repaired.   I fully anticipate them being playable by Friday October 22.  There are drop areas provided.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will continue through Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the mid 60's with mostly sunny skies.

Monday, October 18, 2021

Course conditions (10.18.21)

 

Good morning,


We will remain with carts on paths on Devlin with no exceptions.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers at the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season. 

The bunkers on 12 Devlin will continue to remain "ground under repair" as we are working through the process to get them repaired.  I fully anticipate them being playable by Friday October 22.  There are drop areas provided.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will begin today, Monday October 18 and continue through Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies.

James Dobbins

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Course conditions (10.17.21)

Good morning,

We will remain with carts on paths on both courses with no exceptions. We received .5” of precipitation yesterday into early this morning(1.1” total in last 36 hours).  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers at the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season. 

The bunkers on 12 Devlin will continue to remain "ground under repair" as we are working through the process to get them repaired. I fully anticipate them being playable by Friday October 22.  There are drop areas provided.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will beginthis coming Monday October 18-Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies and possible rain showers this morning

James Dobbins

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Course conditions (10.16.21)

 

Good morning,

We will be returning carts to paths only on both courses with no exceptions.  We received .6" of precipitation yesterday evening into early this morning.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers at the lowest point and not on the faces/fingers.

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season. 

The bunkers on 12 Devlin will continue to remain "ground under repair" as we are working through the process to get them repaired.  I fully anticipate them being playable by Friday October 22.  There are drop areas provided.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will begin this coming Monday October 18-Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the upper 50's with rain showers.

James Dobbins

Friday, October 15, 2021

Course conditions (10.15.21)

 

Good morning,


We will allow carts off paths on Weiskopf with the usual exceptions of the par 3's and #6 Weiskopf.  Please utilize the enter/exit post system.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers from the lowest points and not on the faces/fingers.  

We will continue to restrict carts to paths only on Devlin as we are continuing with the rough seeding process.  The restriction to carts on paths is due to seed being tracked onto the fairways by the golf carts.  However, walking through it is not a concern.  

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will begin on Monday October 18-Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies with rain showers moving in this afternoon into evening.

James Dobbins

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Course conditions (10.14.21)

 

Good morning,


We will allow carts off paths on Weiskopf with the usual exceptions of the par 3's and #6 Weiskopf.  Please utilize the enter/exit post system.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers from the lowest points and not on the faces/fingers.  

We will continue to restrict carts to paths only on Devlin as we are continuing with the rough seeding process.  We have a few holes to do around the fairways and then will expand into further out rough areas.  The restriction to carts on paths is due to seed being tracked onto the fairways by the golf carts.  However, walking through it is not a concern.  

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will begin on Monday October 18-Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies with rain showers moving in this afternoon into evening.

James Dobbins

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Course conditions (10.13.21)

 

Good morning,

We will allow carts off paths on Weiskopf with the usual exceptions of the par 3's and #6 Weiskopf.  Please utilize the enter/exit post system.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers from the lowest points and not on the faces/fingers.  

We will continue to restrict carts to paths only on Devlin as we are beginning the rough seeding process.  We will be seeding around fairways and spots in the rough.   The restriction to carts on paths is due to seed being tracked onto the fairways by the golf carts.  However, walking through it is not a concern.  

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will begin on Monday October 18-Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies.

James Dobbins

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Course conditions (10.12.21)

 

Good morning,

We will remain with carts on paths to start the day.  The golf courses are still extremely wet.  As we get further into the fall the longer it takes to dry out.  The contributing factors for this are the following: sun angles are changing as we move further into fall, lack of radiational heating and warm weather.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter/exit the bunkers at the lowest points and not on the faces/fingers.

If any changes are made to the cart path rules, they will be communicated to the proshop, on the GCM blog (qhccgrounds.blogspot.com) and through the Zingle app.

The range will remain on mats for the rest of the season.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will begin on Monday October 18-Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies and a slight chance of precipitation throughout the day.

James Dobbins

Monday, October 11, 2021

Course conditions (10.11.21)

 

Good morning,

We will remain with carts on paths for the day with no exceptions.  Please repair ball marks and replace divots.  Please enter bunkers from lowest point and not on the faces or fingers.

The range will remain set on mats at both ends for the remainder of the season.

As a reminder, Weiskopf aerification will begin on Monday October 18-Friday October 22, reopening on Saturday October 23.

The weather for the day calls for highs in the mid 70's with partly cloudy skies.

James Dobbins