LHCC Grounds

Elastic bands 💭….cover removals a week later than 2025 following a lengthy winter…lots of snow, deep cold plus 2 rain/ice events…more work this weekend 🙏👊👌

A few thousand steps….plenty of climbing and lots of effort…proud of the Team tackling a narrow window of opportunity to clear the undergrowth, hawthorns, vines and undesirables…the creek is exposed along with the old “goat trail” where the original wooden bridge stood…💭👏

Almost…the weather swings continue for the next while…keeping the soil and plants in a ready position…removals late next week…nice to see good moisture/drainage patterns up/down😉👌🙏👊

Pen to paper is good for the soul…🙏😉📬

Every day stacks towards the beginning of the season…1 stick, 1 leaf, 1 branch, 1 bunker, 1 hole at a time…plus, the crew tucked in a few blankets with forecast cold 👏 🥶

Wait for the “smoke”…like burnt toast…sand to polish with varnish/epoxy finish…crew back outside today with debris cleanup following yesterdays 1” rain ☔️

Historical Spring Assessment document on tap plus other communications from this past weekend…heading through todays flood watch, then deep cold…cover removal next week.

@YoungerGolf @GolfHallofFame Happy 92nd birthday indeed…a true Canadian golf ambassador

Happy 92nd birthday to legendary @GolfHallofFame member, Marlene Streit 🏆

Before it turns back to ❄️🥶winter, the crew got after the priority Club lawns, parking lot and roadways…curb appeal following an epic winter of snow, sand, salt and grit…👊👏👌

Newtons Laws of Friction…there are a few…excited to receive the scheduled package behind this UPS delivery notice… @USGAGrnSection @turfmonkeyboy #Data #Trueness #Firmness #Moisture #2026

Furnished…historic black and white images still to hang…along with an original course layout and irrigation blueprint.

It’s all in the preparation…staff room improvements prior to 1st days back…thank you to our supportive Membership.

Modular tee and sports field construction by Dr. Rogers and Ryan Bearss…last road trip until August…always good to visit Sparty Nation…did not see Dr. Thom Nikolai rolling his winter plots but I know he is 👊 💭

Sometimes you have to give the “voles” an easy food source…maybe we will bait it next Winter…Sunday course inspections 🙏👏

With 5 days of forecast warmth☔️ followed by a sub-zero crash, we temporarily removed the 2 green covers leaving the other white covers in place…soil temps tell a story…#albido effect…covers to return next Tuesday 🙏😉

Only one way to prune this legacy Red Oak…saddle and ropes…👌👏👊

Snow melt patterns in the spring are a curious thing…crew access to begin winter/spring clean-up starts…much to do following an early November snowfall 🪵🍂🍁⏳⏰

@Canadianeh79 @AngusGlenGC @Gr8estShowOnTRF Congratulations Kevin, you are a true professional and have amplified the Equipment Managers role. Go Red 👊👌

A bittersweet moment. After 24 years with the @AngusGlenGC family I am moving on to be the Service Business Manager at @Gr8estShowOnTRF I am so thankful to the Stollery for all I have learned and will use it moving forward in my new role.

Next up, following fresh paint…a new floor with professional epoxy coat & duel chip/laminate protection…the Grounds “den” is home for many seasonal staff…uplift, welcome, encourage, execute, deliver, #finish 👊👌👏

@BarkerTurf @MSUTurf GDD 📈⬆️☝️

@GriffithsJayson @MSUTurf 😂

March 4-12 forecast is well above normal spring air temperatures…we mitigated the Jan. ice 🧊threat, next up, de-acclimation crown hydration…pumping low areas helps…active & passive vertical/horizontal drainage…white covers reflect sun energy 📈📉 @MSUTurf 🙏👊 #drainage