Update

Today Thursday 2/21/19 we are applying our summer pre-emerge at Yaupon.  We are going a week earlier and at a heavier rate to try and get ahead of the crab and goose grass this year. We will apply the product to the green complexes and tee complexes next week weather permitting at Live Oak. We are continuing to spike and vent the greens at Live Oak and Yaupon. We are spiking and venting the greens to help get oxygen to the roots after the over 30" of rain we have had since September. The course is in need of warmer temperatures and more sunshine to help us start growing. The winter pattern has been maybe one day  of sun (at best) and the rest cloudy and wet. Once we get multiple days of sun in a row we can start to combat the algae formation we are seeing on the greens. We are continuing to stay on top of the situation and are ready to break out of this miserably weather pattern we have seen all winter.

Thank you,
The GCM Team

LCC Greens update

As we are waking up to another cloudy misty day I wanted to touch base with everyone on the green conditions. Over the past several weeks we have seen cloudy, high humidity, and warmer than normal temperatures. This is a perfect setup for high disease pressure -- We have been spraying greens at both locations fairly regular to prevent disease symptoms. Live Oak at the moment has shown more signs of the disease so we are going to start spiking and pencil (solid) tine aerify more regular to allow the roots to get air and breath. Yaupon, I know people have notice they are slowing down due to the warm temperatures and optimal growing temps for the overseed. With this being said we will continue to monitor greens and adjust our GCM practices accordingly. We really need the sun to shine again hopefully soon and keep from getting that late season cold snap. Today at Live Oak we are spiking the greens and rolling behind- Thursday we will run the small solid tines over the greens and roll (this will be the plan for the next few weeks).

Thank you-- The GCM Team                                                                                                                                                                       

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Neighborhood Watch

Anyone living around Live Oak golf course needs to keep an eye out for vandals tearing up the course. Electric meters glass being broken, toilets being broken (13 bathroom out of order this weekend), and tee markers and stuff missing. Please mention to your neighbors to keep eye out too. Police have been notified and we hope to catch the vandals. This has been happening all week.

Thank you,
GCM Team

Need Help...

We have started seeing an uptick in things missing around Live Oak. For those living around the course keep an eye out for kids wondering around the course in the evenings. It has been especially bad on the back 9 at Live Oak--tee rocks missing, trash cans missing or thrown around, utility box covers missing, and our Irrigation box covers taken. It is happening pretty regular now and started  last weekend. So more eyes on the situation will help and police patrolling the streets around Live Oak will help.

Driving Range Info

Here is a nice photo from the USGA on how to hit balls on the range. Using this method will help our range coverage throughout the year.

Attention Gold Tee Players

We started clearing out the right side of the blue tee on #14 tee at Live Oak. This is opening up the view of the hole for the gold tee players. Here is a before and after look from the gold tee.

Today 1/25/19 Live Oak

Today Live Oak #3 will be closed for play. This is our last day with the tree company and we are going to work on #3 (mainly clearing some in the canyon for white/red tee players). With the company cut and trimming trees we need to close the hole for safety and to let the crew work freely. Thanks for everyone’s cooperation and feel good about Taking a free Par on #3.

Thanks again,
The GCM Team