Category Archives: Weather

“What do you do on a golf course in the winter?”

I receive this question quite often from members, as well people who are not familiar with GCM.  So what do we do when mother nature blesses us with temperatures below freezing? Some days we have to bite the bullet and … Continue reading

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Winter is coming!

    With a cold front moving in this weekend and temperatures dipping into the 30’s, I would like to take the time to remind and educate everyone of frost and freeze delays on greens, as well as fairways. This year having overseeded fairways we will have … Continue reading

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An Inside Look into the Leaf Season

          The leaf season at Bluegrass is upon us. Over the last week the leaves have slowly begun to fall and the 30 mph winds that came with the storms last Thursday we reached the half way point of the leaf season in nearly a … Continue reading

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Weekend Weather Delays

This weekend we are expecting a frost at least on Saturday.  Sunday’s weather looks to improve and have little to no delays on Sunday. Saturday’s expected frost delay release to begin playing golf could be between 9-10:30 am. This is … Continue reading

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Winter Rainbow

                          On this weird weathered December day seems to be a pot of gold on #4 Green.  

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Bunkers – The Beginning

 The Better Billy Bunker equipment is on property, along with several inches of rain from yesterday and last night.  We will be evaluating the wetness of the golf course today, and devising a plan to attack the first bunkers.  We may be delayed … Continue reading

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Wow it’s Hot!!!

With the recent heat wave that has been on us and the new record high of 109F, our staff has been out in full force hand watering greens everyday. During these stressful times every second counts when hand watering greens. Each … Continue reading

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