The snow didn't show up too early this year but when it came it was here to stay. There's just over a foot of snow here at Pike Lake and some frost in the ground.
This fall was similar to years past in that we were faced with the tall task of leaf clean up. After the golf course closes there are still mass amounts of leaves to be tidied up. Here's a video that shows the quantity of leaves on holes 3,13,14,16 Links compared to the newer holes 4-12 Links.
The Lake 9 greens were core aerified with 1/2" hollow tines at the end of October. The process went well and we were able to get sand on the greens and brushed into the majority of the holes. More sand will be applied in the spring time to top up the aerified holes. We had hoped to have the Links greens core aerified as well but unfortunately the weather didn't co-operate and the leaf operation was utilizing most of our time. Here's a couple photos of the Lake 9 greens aerification.
