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Ipswich Country Club GCM
Temporary Course opens 12/6
The temporary course is set up on holes 1,6-10, and 18 and will be open daily for walkers starting at 10:00 am. The short game area and...
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Dec 5, 2022


Week of Nov. 28 - Course Closing for season Dec. 5
The majority of this week was spent on bunker work and cleaning some of the rock outcroppings on the course. The bunker work is...
matthewbehl
Dec 2, 2022


Happy Thanksgiving
I have many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. For one, I am very thankful to call Ipswich my home. Thankful for this wonderful...
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Nov 23, 2022


Week of Nov. 14 - The Switch Has Been Flipped
What a difference a week makes. The switch has been flipped and the warm November we have all been enjoying has changed to unseasonably...
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Nov 18, 2022


Week of November 7th
This week we had a large compressor reserved to blow out the irrigation system for winter. The date for this is scheduled months in...
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Nov 11, 2022


Week of October 31
The agronomy team spent much of the week concentrating on leaf cleanup. A tremendous amount of man hours went into the cleaning of the...
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Nov 4, 2022


Week of October 24/Frosty Weekend
As I write this week's post on Saturday morning we are sitting at 29 degrees. Plan accordingly for frost delays on both Saturday and...
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Oct 29, 2022


Week of October 17
We received another soaking rain this week with .57 inches of rain falling. Our irrigation pond is at about 3/4 capacity now and...
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Oct 21, 2022


Week of October 10th - Leaf season is here and a soaking rain
When it come to golf course maintenance fall cleanup is one of our most dreaded tasks. It consumes a lot of time and labor that I would...
matthewbehl
Oct 14, 2022


Week of October 3rd - Another busy one
Sod was delivered first thing Monday morning and the crew started in on sodding the rough area at the beginning of the 15 fairway. Below...
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Oct 8, 2022


Week of September 26th
It was another busy week of maintenance on the golf course and a good deal of work was completed. Some of our focus has begun to shift...
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Sep 30, 2022


Week of September 19 - Fall Begins
An inch of rain fell on the ICC grounds on 9/22! This will put an end to any water worries we have for this season. As we move into next...
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Sep 23, 2022


Week of September 12 - Fairway Seeding
Hoses have been traded for seeding equipment and the first round of seeding has been completed on all fairways. The second round of...
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Sep 16, 2022


Week of 9/5 - Rain at the ICC
We could scarcely believe our radars on Monday, but sure enough we did finally receive some significant rainfall at the Ipswich Country...
matthewbehl
Sep 9, 2022


Week Of August 29th - Greens aeration + water management
Greens were core aerated and topdressed this Monday and Tuesday. The weather cooperated and the process went smoothly. Greens have been...
matthewbehl
Sep 2, 2022
Cart Policy Change for 9/1
Starting Thursday, September 1 the Ipswich Cart Path rule will be back in effect. Carts may exit the paths and travel 90 degrees to the...
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Aug 31, 2022


Week of August 22
The golf course received .33 inches of rain on Monday afternoon into the evening. While this rain isn't substantial and not a drought...
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Aug 26, 2022


Week of August 16th
As most of you are aware, last Thursday Ipswich was put into the extreme drought category on the latest drought map. So far in August we...
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Aug 20, 2022


Week of 8/8 - Drought Continues
The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler, but we are not out of the woods just yet. As many are aware, we are still...
matthewbehl
Aug 10, 2022
Cart Path Only
This Saturday, the agronomy team made the decision to go cart path only. This was a tough decision and one we didn't take lightly. Our...
matthewbehl
Aug 1, 2022
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