Monumental Tee Refurbishing

Several Villagers have kindly voluntered to spruce up the tee monuments. They will be cleaning, repairing and painting the monuments. If you happened to notice that the bells were missing from the monuments there is no need to worry. They are in the shop getting a new coat of paint.

                                                                                                                      

  

Birdhouse Tour-May 21st

It’s time to gather up your binoculars, field guides and water proof shoes. The second annual Golf Course Bird Watching Tour heads out onto the golf course from the pro shop on Monday, May 21st at 9:00 AM. Villages residents, Mary and Dave Fullerton will be leading the tour. They will take the group to 10 of the 12 birdhouses on the golf course, hopefully helping to identify any of the house’s new occupants as well as any other birds that they see along the way. The tour can be done on foot or in your golf cart. Everyone will receive a map of the golf course, showing the location of all 12 birdhouses and a list of all birds ever seen at The Villages.

Getting the Greens Back in Shape

The fungus that was attacking the greens is now a distant memory. Well, almost.  Now it's time to get the Verticutter out of moth balls and start removing all that excess thatch in the greens. Once a week we are verticutting the greens in two directions. We will continue verticutting until we get back to greens that are fast (11' to 12' on the Stimpmeter), smooth, firm and consistant.


Francisco on the  Verticutter

First Baby Ducks of the Season

Mama  and 5 Baby Ducklings

Kermit Says... "The Golf Course Recycles!"

 

After a thorough inspection, Villager and recycling guru, Kermit Enander, gives the Golf Course Maintenance Department recycling center the thumbs up. For all those golfers who can't stand the thought of putting something that is recyclable into the trash, you can now rest assured that all recyclables that are put into any trash can on the golf course will be recycled. 

There's a Fungus Among Us

What happened to the greens?
Although we  love rain, the return of winter rains right after we aerified and topdressed the greens
caused a pretty big disease outbreak. The outbreak was caused by the sand topdressing which kept the grass nice and wet for a week. And these particular fungi love cold wet conditions.There are actually two diseases; Pink Snow Mold are the little spots that have a pinkish color on the outside of the diseased area. The other disease is called Waitea Patch. These are the larger yellow rings. A fungicide that treats both diseases was applied on April 16th. We will be applying another chemical that controls both diseases this coming Monday to ensure total control..



Waitea Patch

Pink Snow Mold

Certified Wildlife Habitat

The Villages Golf and Country Club has become a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. We accomplished this certification by providing wildlife with food, water, cover and places to raise young.