What do we do when the course is to wet?

Some days just don't go as originally planned.  We have received a great deal of rain the past few days and that has made the course a soggy mess.  One of the many "benefits" that come with these days when they happen is our many many many on course projects.



Since my arrival #14 teebox area has bugged me greatly, with extremely limited irrigation to adequately grow a healthy stand of grass.  To the left you will recognize this horrendous area, from what I have gathered it has looked like this for quite some time.

Below you will see our finished product in just one day.  This incorporated hauling lots of stone, digging out some of the grass that was there and then planting some very rugged perennial flowers that love full sun and poor soils and irrigation.

Hope all of you enjoy the many changes and improvements!  Happy golfing!

Zoysia Seedheads

As you all have most likely noticed over the past two weeks our lovely Zoysia-grass has started to seed out.  These can be seen as a rich dark purple / black look to our fairways and tee boxes.

These seedheads, unfortunately carry a non-viable seed but cause massive chaos to our mowers.  They have close to a wire for a seed-stock that easily dull reels in seconds.  You will see us out many times mowing these with a rotary style mower that is normally used on our roughs to knock and cut these horrendous seed-heads.  Even though these last for a relatively short time (roughly 2-4 weeks) we know that summer is right around the corner and soon our fairways will once again be striped out and prestine looking.

Please be patient with us as these next few weeks our fairways wont look the best but we are in the same boat as every other golf course in the area with Zoysia-grass.

New Tee Markers - Touch Points

Has been a while since our last post, but wanted to showcase our new tee markers.  We made these ourselves over the past couple of months, each one individually had to be cast, painted and two thin coats of concrete sealant painted on.

One of mine along with Great Life's initiatives is our touch points, you can see this in our new golf carts, flags, flag-sticks and now our custom made tee markers.  These provide a unique look and set us apart from other facilities.  We chose a design and coloring that brings in our other natural landscaping here at Canyon Farms that is extremely unique for the area.  I hope you all have enjoyed our changes here in the first few months of our management and I hope we can exceed all of your expectations here at Canyon to have a course you can be proud of once again.

New Items for 2015

Here are three items that will really stand out for this upcoming year!

First, we will be switching to a Red, White, Blue pin location on the greens with a a pristine championship style flag with our Canyon Farms Logo.  Second, we will be going to home built stone tee markers, and lastly new rope posts to better direct cart traffic while maintaining a professional course appearance.

I hope you all enjoy the new touch points for this upcoming season and if you are interested in purchasing a tee marker to have at your home or office they will be on sale in the proshop later this spring.

Much Needed Rain

For the first time in a long time we are receiving a decent amount of precipitation.  As many of you have seen in the past 2 weeks we have been going around with a water tank and hitting our high knobs and dry areas of the greens.  This mornings radar is a much needed event for the health of our golf course come spring time!

Unusual January Weather

As most of you will be out on the course these next few days, we are reaching record highs for the month of January and golf is good!  With that this morning we are changing pins, mowing greens and raking bunkers for your enjoyment.  Even though those brutal temps just a few short weeks ago took most of all color out of the greens they are still holding on great even with the dormant look.

Here is to you all getting away from work and enjoying these great days of golf ahead!

Changes on #8

Good morning Canyon Farms,

As some of you have noticed over the past few weeks we have been doing some tree work to enhanced your golfing experience here at Canyon Farms.  One of these very noticeable changes is on Hole #8.

When I first stepped on the course here, this was a hole that needed some drastic work in its overall appearance, playability and in short design from the tee box.  As this picture illustrates, the lead up to the fairway had been completely overgrown shrub trees and cedars and there was no longer a "runway" to the fairway to showcase to the golfer where to place his tee shot.

In the second photo you can see our current progress and just how much it changes the hole for the positive.  You now can see your ball flight, see the fairway bunkers on the left side and be able to pick an applicable club to tee off on this beautiful hole.

I hope all of you are able to get out this week and enjoy this amazing January weather and be able to see our slight changes to better your golf experience here at Canyon Farms.  Happy Golfing!