Carts: Full carts.

Stimp Meter Reading: NA due to spray and water cycle after. Estimated 10’ 9”.

Course Setup: Full 18 pins and tee set up.

Greens: Sprayed with wetting agent and fertilizer. Please note that these products require an irrigation cycle right after the spray to wash the product off the plant leaf.

Tees: Mowed.

Rough: Mowed after morning tasks.

Fairways & Aprons: Mowed. 9 holes today on fairways.

Bunker Maintenance: 3 staff trimming, raking, weeding and levelling.

Irrigation: Head raising and a repairs.

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks (rock breaking/bedrock removal causing a delay. Please note that all the blocks on 5 will play from the forward tee today.

April 29 – May 10: Lower the remaining section of the 8-tee and build a small forward tee deck from leftover fill.

* Re-Install irrigation on the back of 10 green, 6/10 bunker complex. This bunker and rough area was designed in 2021 to be fescue, no mow, no maintenance so the irrigation was removed. However, after construction and Member feeback, it was decided to mow and maintain this area to improve aesthetics and playability – irrigation must be replaced.

* Minor path works are needed on 1, 3t, 5t, 6f, 7 par 3, 10g, 11g, and 16t before the interclub.

May 13 – 24, rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.

May 27 – 31, rebuild the 5th hole bunker.

June 3 – 14: rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A" South green.

June 17 – 21: Path grading.

June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/trackmatz on 14 and 15.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck.

NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT:

In addition to our selective herbice spray program, our Horticulturist Jacinda Chow and her CanAssist team will began the manual removal of invasive species in May and June. We will begin Natural Area Management in late May and all of June. The first areas to clear of invasives are:

Beach drive boulevards (working with Oak Bay Municipal Staff), transplanting native camas flowers into the area.

The path from 2 green, behind 12 tee.

The area right of 18 green below the flag pole.

ARBORICULTURE UPDATES:

The tree in the parking lot had died. We will remove this tree as soon as possible. We are currently developing a parkinglot improvement plan and will leave the area unplanted until the plans are complete and ready for implementation.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION:

Monday – We will be spraying greens this morning as winds are well below 8km/hr and there is no rain in the forecast. All greens, preventative fungicide application. Practice green and practice hole will be sprayed at 12 pm to accommodate the golfing clinic.

Tuesday to Friday – Herbicide application to secondary rough and out-of-the-way natural areas. A blue dye will be added to the mixture to mark treatment areas clearly.

Carts: Full carts.

Stimp Meter Reading: 11’ 1”

Course Setup: No pins changed today as all pins will be moved to the temporary location while the product dries. Full tee set up, please note thatvyhe blocks on 5 will play from the forward tee today to facilitate the renovation of the two lower decks on the main tee complex.

Greens: Rolled. We will send out two rollers this morning to help speed up the spraying process.

Tees: N/A.

Rough: Mowed.

Fairways & Aprons: N/A.

Bunker Maintenance: 1 staff after rolling.

Irrigation: We will be tracing the wire break around 17 tee this morning. Please watch for staff working in this area. We will also be repairing broken heads on 15 practice hole and 11 today.

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks (rock breaking/bedrock removal causing a delay.

April 29 – May 10: Lower the remaining section of the 8-tee and build a small forward tee deck from leftover fill.

* Re-Install irrigation on the back of 10 green, 6/10 bunker complex. This bunker and rough area was designed in 2021 to be fescue, no mow, no maintenance so the irrigation was removed. However, after construction and Member feeback, it was decided to mow and maintain this area to improve aesthetics and playability – irrigation must be replaced.

* Minor path works are needed on 1, 3t, 5t, 6f, 7 par 3, 10g, 11g, and 16t before the interclub.

May 13 – 24, rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.

May 27 – 31, rebuild the 5th hole bunker.

June 3 – 14: rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A" South green.

June 17 – 21: Path grading.

June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/trackmatz on 14 and 15.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck.

NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT:

In addition to our selective herbice spray program, our Horticulturist Jacinda Chow and her CanAssist team will began the manual removal of invasive species in May and June. We will begin Natural Area Management in late May and all of June. The first areas to clear of invasives are:

Beach drive boulevards (working with Oak Bay Municipal Staff), transplanting native camas flowers into the area.

The path from 2 green, behind 12 tee.

The area right of 18 green below the flag pole.

ARBORICULTURE UPDATES:

The tree in the parking lot had died. We will remove this tree as soon as possible. We are currently developing a parkinglot improvement plan and will leave the area unplanted until the plans are complete and ready for implementation.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION:

Monday – All greens, preventative fungicide application. Practice green and practice hole will be sprayed at 12 pm to accommodate the golfing clinic.

Monday to Friday – Herbicide application to secondary rough and out-of-the-way natural areas. A blue dye will be added to the mixture to mark treatment areas clearly.

Carts: Full carts.

Stimp Meter Reading: 11’ 2”

Course Setup: Full pins and tees.

Greens: Mowed.

Tees: N/A.

Rough: N/A.

Fairways & Aprons: N/A.

Bunker Maintenance: Raking, 2 staff.

Irrigation: Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee.

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks (rock breaking/bedrock removal causing a delay.

April 29 – May 10: Lower the remaining section of the 8-tee and build a small forward tee deck from leftover fill.

* Re-Install irrigation on the back of 10 green, 6/10 bunker complex. This bunker and rough area was designed in 2021 to be fescue, no mow, no maintenance so the irrigation was removed. However, after construction and Member feeback, it was decided to mow and maintain this area to improve aesthetics and playability – irrigation must be replaced.

* Minor path works are needed on 1, 3t, 5t, 6f, 7 par 3, 10g, 11g, and 16t before the interclub.

May 13 – 24, rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.

May 27 – 31, rebuild the 5th hole bunker.

June 3 – 14: rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A" South green.

June 17 – 21: Path grading.

June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/trackmatz on 14 and 15.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck.

NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT:

In addition to our selective herbice spray program, our Horticulturist Jacinda Chow and her CanAssist team will began the manual removal of invasive species in May and June. We will begin Natural Area Management in late May and all of June. The first areas to clear of invasives are:

Beach drive boulevards (working with Oak Bay Municipal Staff), transplanting native camas flowers into the area.

The path from 2 green, behind 12 tee.

The area right of 18 green below the flag pole.

ARBORICULTURE UPDATES:

The tree in the parking lot had died. We will remove this tree as soon as possible. We are currently developing a parkinglot improvement plan and will leave the area unplanted until the plans are complete and ready for implementation.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION:

Monday – All greens, preventative fungicide application. Practice green and practice hole will be sprayed at 12 pm to accommodate the golfing clinic.

Monday to Friday – Herbicide application to secondary rough and out-of-the-way natural areas. A blue dye will be added to the mixture to mark treatment areas clearly.

Carts: Full carts.

Stimp Meter Reading: 11’1”

Course Setup: Full pins and tees.

Greens: Rolled.

Tees: N/A.

Rough: NA

Fairways & Aprons: N/A.

Bunker Maintenance: Raking, 1 staff.

Irrigation: Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee.

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks (rock breaking/bedrock removal causing a delay.

April 29 – May 10: Lower the remaining section of the 8-tee and build a small forward tee deck from leftover fill.

* Re-Install irrigation on the back of 10 green, 6/10 bunker complex. This bunker and rough area was designed in 2021 to be fescue, no mow, no maintenance so the irrigation was removed. However, after construction and Member feeback, it was decided to mow and maintain this area to improve aesthetics and playability – irrigation must be replaced.

* Minor path works are needed on 1, 3t, 5t, 6f, 7 par 3, 10g, 11g, and 16t before the interclub.

May 13 – 24, rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.

May 27 – 31, rebuild the 5th hole bunker.

June 3 – 14: rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A" South green.

June 17 – 21: Path grading.

June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/trackmatz on 14 and 15.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck.

NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT:

In addition to our selective herbice spray program, our Horticulturist Jacinda Chow and her CanAssist team will began the manual removal of invasive species in May and June. We will begin Natural Area Management in late May and all of June. The first areas to clear of invasives are:

Beach drive boulevards (working with Oak Bay Municipal Staff), transplanting native camas flowers into the area.

The path from 2 green, behind 12 tee.

The area right of 18 green below the flag pole.

ARBORICULTURE UPDATES:

The tree in the parking lot had died. We will remove this tree as soon as possible. We are currently developing a parkinglot improvement plan and will leave the area unplanted until the plans are complete and ready for implementation.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION: 

Monday – All greens, preventative fungicide application. Practice green and practice hole will be sprayed at 12 pm to accommodate the golfing clinic.

Monday to Friday – Herbicide application to secondary rough and out-of-the-way natural areas. A blue dye will be added to the mixture to mark treatment areas clearly. 

Carts: Full carts.

Stimp Meter Reading: 10’9”

Course Setup: Full pins and tees.

Greens: Rolled.

Tees: N/A.

Rough: Mowed. 

Fairways & Aprons: N/A.

Bunker Maintenance: Raking, trim 3 and 4 greensides, two staff.

Irrigation: Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee. 

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks (rock breaking/bedrock removal causing a delay.

April 29 – May 10: Lower the remaining section of the 8-tee and build a small forward tee deck from leftover fill.

* Re-Install irrigation on the back of 10 green, 6/10 bunker complex. This bunker and rough area was designed in 2021 to be fescue, no mow, no maintenance so the irrigation was removed. However, after construction and Member feeback, it was decided to mow and maintain this area to improve aesthetics and playability – irrigation must be replaced.  

* Minor path works are needed on 1, 3t, 5t, 6f, 7 par 3, 10g, 11g, and 16t before the interclub. 

May 13 – 24, rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.

May 27 – 31, rebuild the 5th hole bunker.

June 3 – 14: rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A” South green.

June 17 – 21: Path grading.

June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/trackmatz on 14 and 15. 

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck. 

NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT:

In addition to our selective herbicide spray program, our Horticulturist Jacinda Chow and her CanAssist team will began the manual removal of invasive species in May and June. We will begin Natural Area Management in late May and all of June. The first areas to clear of invasives are:

Beach drive boulevards (working with Oak Bay Municipal Staff), transplanting native camas flowers into the area.

The path from 2 green, behind 12 tee.

The area right of 18 green below the flag pole. 

ARBORICULTURE UPDATES:

The tree in the parking lot had died. We will remove this tree as soon as possible. We are currently developing a parkinglot improvement plan and will leave the area unplanted until the plans are complete and ready for implementation.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION: Our spray has been pushed to Monday morning next week due to forecasted winds.

Today’s Course Status:

• Cart Status: Full carts.
• Stimp Meter Reading: 11’ 0”
• Course Setup: Full pins and tees.
• Greens: Rolled.
• Tees: N/A.
• Rough: Mowed. Please note that the driving range will be mowed this morning. It will open at 9:00am
• Fairways & Aprons: N/A.
• Bunker Maintenance: Trimming, leveling, weeding and raking.
• Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee. A wire break in the 17 rough remains unlocated due to a back-ordered wire tracer. We may borrow this tool from Golf BC or Capilano.

Upcoming Maintenance Schedule:

• April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks (rock breaking/bedrock removal causing a delay)

  April 29 – May 10: Lower remaining section of 8 tee. Build a small lower temp tee deck.

  – Install irrigation on the back of 10 green – now that we are mowing the entire bunker.

  – Minor path works are needed on 1, 3t, 5t, 6f, 7 par 3, 10g, 11g, and 16t before the interclub.

  May 13 – 24, rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.

• May 27 – 31, rebuild the 5th hole bunker.

• June 3 – 14: rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A" South green.

• June 17 – 21: Path grading.

  June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/trackmatz on 14 and 15.

• Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck. Our Natural Area Management Plan will be posted as the invasive species removal project progresses.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION: Our next window to spray with low winds is this Thursday or Friday. We will update the spray plan as the week progresses.

Today’s Course Status:

• Cart Status: Full carts.
• Stimp Meter Reading: 10’ 11”
• Course Setup: Full pins and tees.
• Greens: Mowed and rolled.
• Tees: NA
• Fairways & Aprons: Mowing 9 holes today and 9 holes tomorrow. Please note that we will be cross cutting fairways today and this is our slowest mowing pattern. We use this pattern to help mitigate any washboarding the British open mowing pattern may produce.
• Bunker Maintenance:Trimming, leveling, weeding and raking.
• Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee. A wire break in the 17 rough remains unlocated due to a back-ordered wire tracer. We may borrow this tool from Golf BC or Capilano.

Upcoming Maintenance Schedule:

• April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks; lower remaining section of 8 tee. Please play the 5th hole from the forward tee box as staff work on the two lower decks on the main tee complex.
• April 29 – May 10: Rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.
• May 13 – May 24: Rebuild the 5th hole bunker.
• May 27 – June 14: Rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A” South green.
• June 17 – 21: Path grading.
• June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/track mats on holes 14 and 15.
• Fall/Winter: Remove all invasive species from holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14; includes removing ivy from 10 forest.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck. Our Natural Area Management Plan will be posted as the invasive species removal project progresses.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION: Forecasts suggest Weather/wind exceeding 13km/h this morning, therefore we will not spray greens today. Our next window to spray with low winds is this Thursday or Friday. We will update the spray plan as the week progresses.

Today’s Course Status:

• Cart Status: Full carts.
• Stimp Meter Reading: 10’ 7”
• Course Setup: Full pins and tees.
• Greens: Mowed.
• Tees: Mowed.
• Fairways & Aprons: Mowing 9 holes today and 9 holes tomorrow. Please note that we will be cross cutting fairways today and this is our slowest mowing pattern. We use this pattern to help mitigate any washboarding the British open mowing pattern may produce.
• Bunker Maintenance: Trimming, leveling, weeding and raking today.
• Irrigation Challenges: Today we will be replacing the bearings on one of the pumps in the oceanside pumphouse. We will need to run heads and open the dump valves to check the installation after it has been completed.
• Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee. A wire break in the 17 rough remains unlocated due to a back-ordered wire tracer. We may borrow this tool from Golf BC or Capilano.

Upcoming Maintenance Schedule:

• April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks; lower remaining section of 8 tee. Please play the 5th hole from the forward tee box as staff work on the two lower decks on the main tee complex.
• April 29 – May 10: Rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.
• May 13 – May 24: Rebuild the 5th hole bunker.
• May 27 – June 14: Rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A” South green.
• June 17 – 21: Path grading.
• June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/track mats on holes 14 and 15.
• Fall/Winter: Remove all invasive species from holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14; includes removing ivy from 10 forest.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck. Our Natural Area Management Plan will be posted as the invasive species removal project progresses.

PESTICIDE APPLICATION: Todays planned pesticide application to greens will be cancelled as winds are exceeding 8 km/h.

The pesticide applicaiton will now be rescheduled to the next available morning.

Today’s Course Status:

• Cart Status: Full carts.
• Stimp Meter Reading: N/A due to wind.
• Course Setup: Full pins and tees.
• Greens: Rolled.
• Bunker Maintenance: Greenside bunkers raked by one staff member.
• Irrigation Challenges: Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee. A wire break in the 17 rough remains unlocated due to a back-ordered wire tracer. We may borrow this tool from Golf BC or Capilano.

Upcoming Maintenance Schedule:

• April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks; lower remaining section of 8 tee. Please play the 5th hole from the forward tee box as staff work on the two lower decks on the main tee complex.
• April 29 – May 10: Rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.
• May 13 – May 24: Rebuild the 5th hole bunker.
• May 27 – June 14: Rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A” South green.
• June 17 – 21: Path grading.
• June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/track mats on holes 14 and 15.
• Fall/Winter: Remove all invasive species from holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14; includes removing ivy from 10 forest.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck. Our Natural Area Management Plan will be posted as the invasive species removal project progresses.

REMINDER: Planned pesticide application to greens Monday, April 15. However, current forcast suggests winds exceeding 18 km/h. If winds exceeding 8 km/h (at boom height) occurs, pesticide will be removed from the spray tank and staff will proceed to spray with just nitrogen, micronutrients and wetting agents.

The pestice applicaiton will be rescheduled to the next available morning.

Irrigation System Update and Course Status Report

After spending two hours on Saturday adjusting the irrigation schedule for our 1300 sprinklers to apply 0.10 inches of water, the system unfortunately crashed around 9:55 PM. Following this, I contacted NSN Toro support at 3:00 AM; it seems a recent software update has disrupted our computer systems.

Impact on Your Game: The system restarted late last night, which delayed most of the watering programs. As a result, watering continued until just before your tee time, leaving less time for the surfaces to dry.

FAQ: Can we water faster?
Our system is limited to a maximum output of 1500 gallons per minute from two pump stations (750 gpm each), and each sprinkler outputs 30 gpm. This setup allows us to operate 50 sprinklers simultaneously.

With 1300 sprinklers divided into 26 groups of 50, each group ran for 9 minutes and 38 seconds to apply 0.10 inches of water. This schedule means the entire course requires about 4 hours and 33 minutes for watering. Additionally, many stations use a cycle and soak method—running each sprinkler for 5 minutes, pausing for 10-20 minutes to allow the water to soak in, then running again for the final 5 minutes, which significantly extends our watering window.

Today’s Course Status:

• Cart Status: Full carts
• Stimp Meter Reading: 10 feet 9 inches
• Course Setup: Full pins and tees
• Greens: Mowed
• Bunker Maintenance: Greenside bunkers raked by one staff member
• Irrigation Challenges: Hand watering sections of holes 16 and 17, including the 17 tee. A wire break in the 17 rough remains unlocated due to a back-ordered wire tracer. We may borrow this tool from Golf BC or Capilano.

Tonight’s Watering Plan: Due to last night’s delays, we will apply 150% of the usual evapotranspiration rate to fairways and tees. Greens will not be watered tonight to facilitate the absorption of the fertilizer and wetting agent applied on Monday.

Upcoming Maintenance Schedule:

• April 15 – 27: Level and resod 5th hole tee decks; lower remaining section of 8 tee.
• April 29 – May 10: Rebuild 3rd hole left greenside bunkers.
• May 13 – May 24: Rebuild the 5th hole bunker.
• May 27 – June 14: Rebuild the practice bunker and repair the back of “15A” South green.
• June 17 – 21: Path grading.
• June 24 – TBD: Redo walking paths/track mats on holes 14 and 15.
• Fall/Winter: Remove all invasive species from holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14; includes removing ivy from 10 forest.

Additional Notes: As soon as the main tee deck on hole 2 is playable, we will resod the forward tee deck. Our Natural Area Management Plan will be posted as the invasive species removal project progresses.

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