This past Monday the low was -9 degrees. Winter is hanging on this year and the long range forecast shows another week of below freezing temperature.
The ground, as you can imagine, is frozen beneath the snow. I believe the frost is the deeper than it has been since I have been here at the club and I am concerned about how the irrigation piping will react. I am also concerned about how quickly we will be able to begin prepping the course after the thaw occurs. A very soft ground is inevitable around the course this spring, which will limit our maintenance throughout the course.
April 1st is just around the corner and typically we are seeing the grass throughout the course at this time with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees.
