HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - DESCRIPTION OF GOLF COURSESCOLLINDALE GOLF COURSE
AREA: 157 acres
TYPE OF SOIL: Very heavy clay
FAIR14AYS & TEES: 110 acres - Windsor Blue Grass
GREENS: Penncross Bent & Poa. 3 acres
COURSE: 17 years old
ROUGH: Buffalo and Blue Mixture
NURSERY: Penncross Bent for green repair
TREE NURSERY: 600 Deciduous, 400 Conifer - 16 years old
1,050 new trees planted from nurseries to golf course
GREENS CONSTRUCTION: 6 parts sand, 2 peat and 2 soil
5,500 sq. ft. Herringbone drainage system covered with pea
gravel
CHIPPING GREEN:
8 parts sand, 2 parts peat - 4,500 sq. ft.
TEE CONSTRUCTION:
2" to 3" greens mix on top of tees - 2,500 sq ft.
IRRIGATION SYSTEM:
1,500 gal. capacity pump system
Toro Hydraulic Air System
2 row, 2 speed heads on fairways and greens
70 ft. spacings - 4 speed on tees and single row areas
Single speed 634 on driving range, total 585 heads with
64 satellite control boxes
Greens and tees controlled separately from fairways
Approximate water use - 400 acre feet per year - Warren
Lake supply
CARTS:
27 carts/paths only in wear areas
MOWING:
Greens - 6 or 7 days a week - 3/16"
Tees- 5/8" - 4 times a week
Fairways - 3/4" - 3 times a week
Roughs - Blue Grass - 1 time a week
Roughs - Buffalo - every 3 weeks, depending on moisture
CUPS: Changed daily
AERIFY GREENS: 1 - 2 times a year with Ryan Aerifier
VERTICUT: 2 times a month
FERTILIZER: Fairways - 2 lbs. per 1,000, plus sewage sludge in wear
areas
Greens - 6 lbs per 1,000
Tees - 4 lbs. per 1,000, plus sewage sludge in wear areas
A slow release fertilizer is used
NUMBER OF ROUNDS
PLAYED PER YEAR: 50,000-60,000
LABOR: 3 full-time - Superintendent
Assistant Superintendent
Maintenance Technician
5 part-time - Equipment Operators
1 CETA - 20 hours a week
All equipment is serviced and maintained by golf course
personnel.