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October Update: Moisture and Fall Cleanup
Fall is well underway and with it comes both some usual and unusual complications. The usual battle against the leaves around the course...
Michael Curtin
Oct 30, 2024


Week of September 30th: Fall Aerations
The agronomy team has been busy with a number of projects and agronomic work around the golf course. Only the 10th, 11th, and 12th tees...
Michael Curtin
Oct 7, 2024


Week of September 23rd: Fall Begins
With some much needed moisture falling and a break in the weather the agronomy team has switched gears from moisture management to other...
Matthew Behl
Sep 27, 2024


Dry Continues - Possible Moisture?
On August 18th, .28 inches of rain fell on Ipswich. This was our last measurable rain event. 30 days have passed since that rain. This...
Matthew Behl
Sep 18, 2024
Thank a Superintendent Day
Just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone who sent emails or texts yesterday on Thank a Superintendent Day. There was simply too...
matthewbehl
Sep 11, 2024


A Dry September
It has been a very busy few weeks for the Ipswich agronomy team since our last blog post. As far as summer months go August turned into a...
Michael Curtin
Sep 6, 2024


Week of August 12th: Aeration Plans
The agronomy team has been busy resuming a number of projects this week. The previously seeded area on 13 has now been sodded. Two more...
Michael Curtin
Aug 16, 2024


8/7/24 Summer 2024 - A tale of two summers???
The summer of 2024 was shaping up to be very similar to the drought of 2022. Ipswich received very little rainfall over the course of the...
Matthew Behl
Aug 7, 2024


July 26th Update - Dry Conditions Persist
As I write this week's blog it looks like we will end July with .6 inches of rain on the golf course for the month. This low rainfall...
matthewbehl
Jul 26, 2024


Week of July 1st: Sod Work
The agronomy team wrapped up a couple of projects last week. The area by the 10th tee has been sodded and will be roped off to allow for...
Michael Curtin
Jul 8, 2024
Out with June onto July
The month of June was full of challenges. The month started out very dry in Ipswich and it wasn't until the end of the month where we...
Matthew Behl
Jul 1, 2024


Week of June 24th
Firstly, congratulations to Team Italy for winning the 2024 Ipswich Ryder Cup. The Agronomy team has spent time this week working on a...
Michael Curtin
Jun 30, 2024


Ryder Cup 2024 Weekend
Its been a busy month since our last blog post. The month of June was unusually dry and we are coming out of a stretch of 90 degree...
Michael Curtin
Jun 21, 2024


Sod Update 1 6/5
The newly sodded area on 1 is open for play starting today June 5th. This area is still closed to cart traffic at this time.
matthewbehl
Jun 5, 2024


Week of May 24th
Ipswich had a week of high temperatures with the daily highs being well into the 80's and even our first 90 degree day of the year. The...
Michael Curtin
May 24, 2024


Week of May 17
The week started with the entire agronomy team installing approximately 13,000 sq. ft. of sod. This took the agronomy team over 10 hours...
matthewbehl
May 18, 2024


Week of May 10th
This was another busy week of agronomy with many applications taking place across the golf course. Spray technician Jim Kindler...
Matthew Behl
May 10, 2024


Aeration Week Spring 2024
Monday was the start of spring aerification here at the ICC. The cloudy and sporadic rain showers at the start of the week were not ideal...
Michael Curtin
May 3, 2024


Week of April 26th: Aeration Prep and Sod Work
The past three nights have felt more like winter then spring with nights in the upper 20's. Look's like we will have one more frost...
Matthew Behl
Apr 26, 2024
Range to Open 4/15
The range is scheduled to open at 8:00 am on April 15th for use from the mats. Conditions on range field are finally dry enough to enable...
matthewbehl
Apr 14, 2024
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