Divot Mix...

 

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.