Colder Weather Returns

The warming trend is over for a few days and looks like we are going to return to the freezer for a few days. We were able to have around 50 golfers this past weekend which was a pleasant surprise. However temperatures this week will be in the lower 20's for most of the week so our play is going to be very minimal at best. My staff was able to get the cleanup work on the left of #1 completed on Friday. The warmer conditions over the last couple of days allowed the greens to thaw out completely so we were able to change hole locations yesterday and get them set in place for the next round of cold conditions. We have been noticing several areas where we had Vole damage done while the golf course was snow covered. These little rodents look like mice and cut runs in the top surface of the turf. There really isn't any good way of treating for these guys unless you do some significant trapping. They look bad right now, but more times then not they will grow out of it and recover on there own when the grass get actively growing again. You will see some significant damage on the left of #11 fairway and around the green on #12. Hope everyone had a great weekend.