Hills Country Club Golf Members:
The Hills Signature Course was aerated last week, Tuesday through Friday. All greens, collars, approaches and tee boxes were aerated. The weather cooperated and all went well. The maintenance team also did a nice job of topdressing the greens post-aeration. Consistent rolling of the greens and the recent rains have helped the aeration holes to recover quickly. Please expect a couple weeks of recovery before they get back to where they were prior to aeration.
Last week we also started a tee box project on The Hills Signature Course. In this project we selected several tees to be leveled and resurfaced with zoysia grass. This is the first of a two-part project to resurface all of the tees in the next two years. We started with tees most affected by shade, as the zoysia grass has a thicker blade and is more susceptible to growth in the shade. Some tees have been stripped and are currently being leveled. We hope to have the zoysia grass in place by the middle of next week. Temporary tees have been established, as we will have to stay off of these tees to allow the zoysia to take root. Here are the holes that have been affected:
- Hole #1 (Gold, Blue & White Tees) – Temporary Tee in place
- Hole #2 (Blue Tee) – Temporary Tee in place
- Hole #7 (Right Gold Tee)
- Hole #8 (Black, Gold, Blue & White) – Temporary Tee in place
- Hole #9 (Blue, White & Red) – Temporary Tee in place
- Hole #11(Black Tee)
- Hole #13 (Black, Gold, Blue & White) Temporary Tee in place
- Hole #17 (Black, Gold, Blue & White) *All play from Red Tees
- Hole #18 (Blue & White) Temporary Tee in place
We appreciate your patience as we progress with this project. If weather cooperates, we feel as though the project will be complete and we will be back on the tees in approximately 30 days.
A New Blog:
In an effort to keep our Members more informed of what is happening on the courses, Flintrock Falls Golf Course Superintendent, Aaron Clary, is taking the lead on a Blog focused on the maintenance of the Signature and Falls courses. You may reach the blog by logging into the Member Portal on the Club's Website and clicking on "Blog" on the left-side toolbar or simply bookmark this website into your browser: http://hgcm3.blogspot.com/
USGA Videos:
Here are a couple great videos put out by the USGA demonstrating proper divot and ball mark repair. Please take a quick look so we may keep our courses looking the best we can! As always, we appreciate your help! These videos are also available on the Blog!
I look forward to seeing you all at the Club!
Play well, play fast!
Aaron Chilek, PGA
Director of Golf
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