The
course is covered in snow and frozen solid. Temperatures have remained well
below average the entire week. Storms have moved through the area leaving
accumulations of ice and snow in their wake… Yet, despite these challenges,
your Maintenance Team has remained productive this week.
The
highest priority for the Team during weather events is keeping the club open.
You’ll see the Maintenance Team out early, shoveling the sidewalks and parking
lots—making certain those areas are safe and passable. Next we’ll check the
course to be certain no major issues have arisen.
After
spending the morning out in the cold, there is plenty of “indoor” work to keep
the Team busy. Above, Hernan is blending divot mix. He’s using a cement mixer
to make a 100 pound
batch. He blends sand, fertilizer, wetting agent, seed and green dye together.
Over
the winter, the Team will blend about 20 tons of divot mix. All of the
containers that hold the divot mix were constructed at the Maintenance
Facility; each bin holds one ton of divot mix---which is the rated capacity of
our front-end loader tractor. This ensures the process for moving and storing
divot mix is as efficient as it can be.
