In just few days this week the golf course went from dormant to flushing green growth!
If you played Monday of this week and again today, Friday, I am sure you noticed the difference! On Monday the greens had little colour, yet today they are green and growing fast. The same is happening with the tees, fairways, and rough. This flush of growth makes the surfaces a bit uneven, as some turf sprints while other varieties jog – they grow at different rates. Fortunately, this will begin to settle out in a short time. With this flush of growth, our staff is shifting focus from spring cleanup and spring projects to mowing and grooming to catch up with the flush.
It’s great to see the turf growing again, smell the fresh cut grass, and see the members back on the course! We are looking forward to a great year!
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“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” Arnold Palmer
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- Ken Thompson, Golf Course Superintendent
- I came to work at Greate Bay in 1983 as the assistant superintendent after interning three years at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore PA, where I took part in preparing it for the 1981 USGA US Open Championship. In 1985 I was promoted to be Greate Bay's Superintendent. In 1987 I left Greate Bay to oversee the grow in of Stone Harbor Golf Club, and continued on there as the superintendent until 2002. At that time, I returned here to Greate Bay, with the goal to continually improve it's condition, and it is proving to be the most rewarding time of my career!
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