My mom, Freddi the Kitchen Guru, is one of the most hardworking people I know. Most weekends she cooks food that ultimately serves several hundred people. She keeps this golf course running with her energy and wit. There are many days that she spends countless hours washing dishes. I have never heard her complain. She […]
Weeds. What Are They Good For? Absolutely Nothing.
Spring. I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love to watch the golf course come alive from the depths of winter. Green grass, trees budding with leaves, water running in the creek bed from the winter melt, my brother’s eyes that swell shut from his allergy to Oak trees. It’s all the best part […]
Pump It Up
Our miniature golf course features six ponds, two fountains and a 15 foot boulder waterfall. The Iowa weather dictates for us to store the pumps inside in the winter to keep them safe from freezing. In the spring, the ponds are cleaned and prepped for the installation of the pumps. It is always amazing to see […]
Jason Gets Dirty
It’s kind of hard to believe when you look outside today at the beautiful green grass and bright blue sky, but we were covered in snow on Saturday. When I was getting ready for the minigolf outing that we had that day, I noticed water pouring out of the side of our driving range hill. […]
Caught Ya!
On Wednesday, I was out taking some photos of the golf course when I noticed a familiar foursome. Yep, that’s right. Our outside crew was out playing a little golf after their morning of work. We thought that we might try to conquer the weather and our quest to get the items stained by bringing […]
Intake Adventures
There is a common catch phrase in the golf industry. It goes something along the lines of cleverly calling irrigation irritation. That’s right. There is nothing that can cause a golf superintendent’s hair to turn gray faster than irrigation. To get things started, we have to get prepared from the winter. In Iowa, we have… […]
Staining. The Story Begins.
As we mentioned in the posts here and here, we have lots of staining projects up our sleeve for the coming year. Unfortunately, the weather hasn’t been cooperating for us to get our stain on with these outside projects. That’s when we decided that if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em! That’s right. We decided […]
Winter Uglies Get the Axe
The problem with having a 100 foot wall of windows is that you have a 100 foot wall of windows. Windows that get little kid finger prints, elbow marks from doors opening, and the grime of winter. All easily visible. Please note the finger print in the middle of that picture. We definitely should have […]
She Thinks My Tractor is Comfy
Our outside staff spends lots of time on this John Deere tractor. They are required to sing country songs about tractors while they work. Ok. Not really required. Maybe just encouraged. We like to keep our outside staff happy. No falling asleep on the job, though. In preparation for the rain that is predicted, we […]
The Science of Garbage
Garbage detail is always a good indicator of the busyness of the golf course. Lots of garbage. We were busy. Not much garbage. Not so busy. Yeah. It’s highly scientific. Steve is our official garbage man. Steve’s nickname around these parts is Smiley. He is always smiling. Even when it is 32 degrees, there is […]