Here is your taste of winter

 

Pretty close to 8 inches of snow fell relatively quickly on Monday. 2022 is starting out cold and saturated, a major change from the past few months. The "warm" water from lake gave a picturesque scene on Tuesday morning.

The snow provides an almost welcome change of pace. Any desires to do more drainage or bunker work are put on hold but it is nice not have to rake bunkers or change cups for a few days while you golfers are stuck inside.

The blanket of snow was also welcome before the temperatures dropped Monday night. The latitude was greening up last week like it was late March. You never want the bermuda green going into freezing temperatures so the snow added a layer of protection this time. A few more inches is expected tonight to cover things again before temps drop again. Only time will tell if this few weeks of whacky weather will delay green up in the spring.

Tree damage wise for the most part we ended up unscathed. A few cedar branches here and there along with a few smaller pines like here on 12 Sabot have been hauled away and chipped up. Apparently we were pretty close to the line of have another inch or two of snow and that would have made things much worse.

We trudged through the snow and brought in all the new benches in order to put on a few coats of Linseed oil. The tee markers and bunker rakes from the front of the Sabot are also being refurbished and once complete we will start to rotate through the other 3 9's.

Carlos and Dunstano are deep into their winter mode. Going through the 100+ cutting units and pieces of machinery to make sure they are ready for the spring. Carlos fabricated a new crane arm to help him lift the new, heavier fairway mower reels up and onto the grinder.

The irrigation guys were back in action on Thursday. They are about half way through the dam with the main line. After here they will head back up towards one tee. Once that loop is complete they still have a smaller 4" loop to finish around 3 green and 4 tees as well as 7 tees. We aren't ahead of schedule by any means but we aren't behind either.

The new greens on the Sabot have enjoyed their first few drinks of natural Virginia rain. They are in need of a cut and roll after that snow!

The rains on Sunday will most likely wash any snow away this weekend. Keep an eye out for further updates from the golf shop as far as getting back out here to play!