At any business, you have one major eyesore. The dumpster. It’s a necessary evil. It’s no secret that the back of our clubhouse could use some TLC. Since repaving the back and putting in drainage isn’t in the budget, we thought we could at the very least cover it to make it look more attractive. […]
Field of Greens Minigolf
We added a miniature golf course to our place in 2004, so we didn’t waste any time in getting a sign put up. This year. 2013. But who’s counting, right? While we had Iowa One Call out here marking the lines for our fence post, we decided to have them mark the lines for our […]
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 […]
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… […]