American Ingenuity Keeps Ponds Free of Algae

At the end of each year we evaluate our performance on how we manage the golf course from a quality stand point and an efficiency point. Several years ago we wanted to become more efficient with our application of algae and pond weed control products to our ponds it was just taking too long to apply products to our 11 ponds which total out to 5.6 acres of surface water. What we came up with, to cut the time in half, was a flat bottom boat with a gasoline powered trash pump mounted on board to pump water out of the pond into a short hose attached to our applicator gun. On the hose we have a T hose adapter which connects to a flow control value and a 5 gallon pail of control product. The boat is powered by a small trolling motor and we have a home made boat trailer to get it from pond to pond. It works great and the credit for the idea and putting it together belongs to Mark Mejchar pictured in the boat making the application and John Niemiec our Equip. Tech.

Rain Persists. First 23 Days of June 9.94 Inches

I-94 Rain Runoff Floods the Golf Course

Rain, 2.5 inches in less than 2 hour, produces near 4 million gallons of runoff water from I-94 and the city streets to the east and the north of the course.

Fusilade II Delivers Thin Wispy Looking Fine Fescue

Fusilade II was applied on May 5 @ 16 ounces per acre this application stunted the growth of canary grass, quack grass, bluegrass and rendered this thin wispy look to fine fescue that you actually can find a golf ball in. I plan on expanding this program next year. Great look and golfer friendly.

Sand Bunker Edging Crew: Fantastic Job!

Exceptional Sand Bunker Edging Crew: Lead by Enedino Perz, 2nd from the left, and left to right Jose, Enedino, Angel and Arnulfo. Hot humid or cold and wet this crew cranks out perfection. Great Job Guys!

Enhancing the View, #11, #13, #4 and #2