Ipswich Country Club GCM

Work to the third hole continued this week. One area was prepped for sod and another large area is very close to being ready. The second...

As I write this week's blog, it looks like some much needed rain is on it's way. We have received no rainfall for two weeks now with...

Temperatures this week started with some cold mornings and ended the week with a couple hot afternoons. We even had a frost delay one...

Since our last post Ipswich has received 4.1 inches of rainfall. While this rainfall will be good for our irrigation pond the total...

May 2nd and 3rd we are scheduled for greens and fairway aeration. The weather doesn't look the best with showers predicted both days....

Work continued on the sides of the 3rd hole this week. Most of the stumps on the left side have been filled with loam and seeded. These...

With the dry conditions the irrigation system has to be our main focus right now. Unfortunately, we are plagued with the saddle leaks...

Today was the opening day of the 2023 Golf season here at Ipswich Country Club. The Agronomy team is happy to once again see golfers...

Dear Members, The Agronomy team is excited about the start of the 2023 season. Below is a quick course update on a few housekeeping...

Fairways in great shape! The past three days we have experienced some very cold morning temperatures with nights in the low to mid 20's....

It was a very busy week on the course as we are now in full prep mode. Greens were rolled this week, cut for the first time, and...

Ipswich received another four inches of heavy snow towards the beginning of the week. Unfortunately this snow has once again temporarily...

The agronomy team started the week off at the New England Regional Turf Conference and Convention. The chemical company Syngenta provided...

The recent and predicted snow events will definitely set us back some as far as course opening. My staff and I hope pictures like below...

While the week has ended with the golf course once again blanketed in snow and ice, we were able to do some outside work early in the...

It was another busy week for the agronomy team on the golf course. The week started with a little brush work to the left of the 6th tee...

With the tree work on the 3rd hole finished, this week we finished the remaining storm damage cleanup and used a rented chipper to clean...

Extensive tree work along the 3rd hole was completed this week. This work was planned in conjunction with the ICC greens committee and...

The course received a couple inches of snowfall over the last week. However, with some warm afternoon days that snow has largely melted...

In the next two years we plan to complete tree work to holes 1,3, and 4. This work is in conjunction to improving the rough conditions,...