Addressing Winter Kill/ Cart Exits

Despite a particularly cold winter, we are happy to report that we suffered a relatively small amount of turf injury out on the course. Bermudagrass can become susceptible to injury once temperatures begin to drop into the teens, and major problems can occur if the temperatures reach the single digits. Areas that go into the winter weak, or that are exposed to other stresses like cart traffic for instance, are the areas that are likely to die first. While we did see winter injury to #14 as we normally do, we believe that the off season Cart Path Only restrictions put in place, kept the damage to

 a manageable square footage.

Cart exit signs are designed to be a limit of where carts can use the 90 degree rule on a given hole, not as a designated exit point. Once hitting an approach shot to the green, golfers should drive their cart on the most direct route back to the cart path perpendicularly. The more golfers drive as far as they can up to the cart exit signs, the sooner we will have to move the signs further away from green to avoid excessive wear to the given area. Please keep in mind that cart paths are put in place to protect our course. By being aware, exiting before that last possible point, and training ourselves to utilize the cart path as much as possible, we can improve the condition of the course, and the golfing experience as a whole.