Re: Annual ACDGC Ice Bowl
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:57 pm
I posted on the ACDGC facebook page. Here it is:
Course clean up went fairly well. Got started late and only worked for a couple hours. Ty Herrington and Jason Childre showed up to lend a hand. They went at it pretty ferociously. Given more time, we could have got it all done.
The weed whacker "thrasher" lasted all of 20 minutes before the cheap wooden handle broke. So we resorted to "farming" (had to be there). Basically breaking the grass in half in clumps with your bare hands. Got the whole course flagged and a majority of the course ready for play. But it still needs some work tomorrow if anyone can make it out. Use this thread or another to coordinate with people if you want to team up with someone. Make sure you have gloves and some tools. For that tall grass, you can cut it with shears, whack it with a machete or the like, break it in half with your hands, or try to trample it.
Basically any low limbs can be cut and drug off from trees likely to be in play. Especially those close to a tee or basket. The tall grass by some of the tees and baskets needs cut down. Any brush in the fairways needs drug off out of the way. Details to follow...
Here is what still needs done Saturday. I'm working, but may be able to stop by later, maybe 2 or 3 pm. I don't get facebook at work, so you will want to email me at michaelschoenhofer@msn.com if you want to meet up. No need to wait for me though.
Hole 1: There is some big limbs and such right in the fairway. But it's open enough where the backward relief could help. Lower priority, I'd do it if you have enough people.
Hole 2: Some tall grass by the tee and pin.
Hole 3: Need to trim the clearing by the basket. May need to knock down more grass on the path leading to hole 4.
Hole 4: The mound where the green is needs more work knocking down grass. It's too rough now. If we can't clean it up, we'll need to put the basket off to the left.
Hole 5: It was 6:30 and dark by the time we got to this hole. Thank Childre for taking out the tree blocking the hyzer lane. Low branch trimming would be good.
Hole 6: Need a path cleared to the basket through the tall grass. It may be easy enough to throw over, but it's not much fun walking through that jungle.
Hole 7: Too dark to see, maybe some low limbs on the tree near the basket and trample down the grass near the basket.
Hole 8: This hole needs some work. Cutting low branches and those on the sides. Downed limbs need drug off. Clear around the tee area.
Hole 9: I didn't see much. Trim any limbs poking out into the fairway.
Hole 10: Need to trim thorns and little shoots sticking up out of the ground near the basket. Clear putting lanes around the basket.
Hole 11: The tee is right in a bunch of scrubby grass. It needs cleared out somehow. Basket is way down there. Maybe another 40 past where it was last year. Longest putt on this hole, so maybe trim up some of the low limbs on the nearest tree.
Hole 12: There is a mess of thorns in the trees to the left, but I don't know much can be done about it. Trample grass around basket.
Hole 13: The "gap" on this hole has closed considerably, but most of the limbs are too high unless you have a ladder or pole saw. Grass and thorns need cleared near the tee.
Hole 14: Decided to make this a hyzer hole with a shorter pin, so don't worry about the downed tree. Tall grass near the tee and low limbs in fairway and near basket.
Hole 15: We worked a lot on this hole. Childre and Ty were taking out whole trees. The end of the left gap could be cleared some more. The beginning part of the left gap is worlds better now. Tall grass by the pin.
Hole 16: We worked on the tall grass by the pin, but I'm sure it could use more.
Hole 17: Shortened the hole so everyone could throw over the grass. A little tall stuff by the pin, but we pretty much cleaned this hole up.
Hole 18: Done!
Course clean up went fairly well. Got started late and only worked for a couple hours. Ty Herrington and Jason Childre showed up to lend a hand. They went at it pretty ferociously. Given more time, we could have got it all done.
The weed whacker "thrasher" lasted all of 20 minutes before the cheap wooden handle broke. So we resorted to "farming" (had to be there). Basically breaking the grass in half in clumps with your bare hands. Got the whole course flagged and a majority of the course ready for play. But it still needs some work tomorrow if anyone can make it out. Use this thread or another to coordinate with people if you want to team up with someone. Make sure you have gloves and some tools. For that tall grass, you can cut it with shears, whack it with a machete or the like, break it in half with your hands, or try to trample it.
Basically any low limbs can be cut and drug off from trees likely to be in play. Especially those close to a tee or basket. The tall grass by some of the tees and baskets needs cut down. Any brush in the fairways needs drug off out of the way. Details to follow...
Here is what still needs done Saturday. I'm working, but may be able to stop by later, maybe 2 or 3 pm. I don't get facebook at work, so you will want to email me at michaelschoenhofer@msn.com if you want to meet up. No need to wait for me though.
Hole 1: There is some big limbs and such right in the fairway. But it's open enough where the backward relief could help. Lower priority, I'd do it if you have enough people.
Hole 2: Some tall grass by the tee and pin.
Hole 3: Need to trim the clearing by the basket. May need to knock down more grass on the path leading to hole 4.
Hole 4: The mound where the green is needs more work knocking down grass. It's too rough now. If we can't clean it up, we'll need to put the basket off to the left.
Hole 5: It was 6:30 and dark by the time we got to this hole. Thank Childre for taking out the tree blocking the hyzer lane. Low branch trimming would be good.
Hole 6: Need a path cleared to the basket through the tall grass. It may be easy enough to throw over, but it's not much fun walking through that jungle.
Hole 7: Too dark to see, maybe some low limbs on the tree near the basket and trample down the grass near the basket.
Hole 8: This hole needs some work. Cutting low branches and those on the sides. Downed limbs need drug off. Clear around the tee area.
Hole 9: I didn't see much. Trim any limbs poking out into the fairway.
Hole 10: Need to trim thorns and little shoots sticking up out of the ground near the basket. Clear putting lanes around the basket.
Hole 11: The tee is right in a bunch of scrubby grass. It needs cleared out somehow. Basket is way down there. Maybe another 40 past where it was last year. Longest putt on this hole, so maybe trim up some of the low limbs on the nearest tree.
Hole 12: There is a mess of thorns in the trees to the left, but I don't know much can be done about it. Trample grass around basket.
Hole 13: The "gap" on this hole has closed considerably, but most of the limbs are too high unless you have a ladder or pole saw. Grass and thorns need cleared near the tee.
Hole 14: Decided to make this a hyzer hole with a shorter pin, so don't worry about the downed tree. Tall grass near the tee and low limbs in fairway and near basket.
Hole 15: We worked a lot on this hole. Childre and Ty were taking out whole trees. The end of the left gap could be cleared some more. The beginning part of the left gap is worlds better now. Tall grass by the pin.
Hole 16: We worked on the tall grass by the pin, but I'm sure it could use more.
Hole 17: Shortened the hole so everyone could throw over the grass. A little tall stuff by the pin, but we pretty much cleaned this hole up.
Hole 18: Done!