The First Cut & Opening Preparation

Freshening up the Hardware

The second week of closure has allowed us the opportunity to clean, repaint, varnish, and "freshen" up the course supplies in preparation for the upcoming "winter season".  The tee markers look brand new after a light sanding and quick coat of fresh paint.  The sand trap rakes and divot boxes are next on the agenda with tree pruning continuing as usual. 

Overseeding Day 12

Day 12-


Seedling growth and fertilization application to promote more:

Overseeding Day 10

Day 10-


The weekend of sustained higher than average temperatures and wind has passed and we are starting to see germination in multiple areas.


The frequent irrigation cycles provide moisture to soften the seed coating/shell which begins the first stage of germination.  This volume of water in turn activates an enzyme within the seed, respiration increases, and plant cells duplicate.  When the embryo reaches a certain size the seed coat splits open allowing for the immature plant to emerge.  The root tip is the first thing to emerge, allowing the embryo to absorb water and nutrients from the surrounding soil or medium.

Tidying up the Skeet Range

For those of you that may not be aware, Arrowhead Country Club is one of the few private facilities in the country that maintains a Skeet/Target Shooting Range.  The facility is located off of 40th Street, just Northeast of the Club.  From Valencia, travel north to 40th, then east.  The entrance will be the first left turn that you can make just prior to the wash.  The facility offers a Skeet field and two trap fields and is open on Sundays from 9:00 am to noon or later, depending on volume and activity.


During the closure for overseeding the course, we spent a few man hours catching up on pruning the trees and tidying the area up for the fall season.

Overseeding Day 5

Day 5-

Today we finished seeding the outlying rough areas, fertilizing the entire course, applying an organic fertilizer to the greens, and global cleaning of areas that we do not want the Ryegrass seed to populate, including cartpaths.

The watering cycles begin with every head on the golf course operating every few hours to maintain consistent moisture for the seed to absorb. The expectation is to have seed germination within three to five days.

Overseeding Day 4

Day 4-

A big day for seeding the roughs and fertilizing the greens and tee surrounds. We also were able to finalize the seeding of the collars and sneak in a quick cutting of the greens.

In conjunction with the overseeding process, we are sharpening all of our the reel mowers on the spin grinder. The sharpening of the units is required to ensure a quality clip and prevent "pulling or tearing" the newly germinated Ryegrass out of the seedbed when the time comes for the first mowing.

Overseeding Day 3

Day 3-

The on and off rain showers limited progress on Wednesday. The seeding of the driving range and primary roughs began, but was abandoned after noon time. On a positive note, the mowing has been completed and the seeding of the collars has begun.

Overseeding Day 2

Day 2-

The cooler than normal weather and light drizzle made for very comfortable working conditions, but slowed progress comparatively to Day 1. The final mowing of surrounds and roughs continued with clean up of those areas close behind. Topdressing and brushing of the greens was completed. The fairway seeding, tee box seeding, and green/tee box complex seeding were 95% completed.

Overseeding Day 1

Day 1 was a successful start. The course supplies were brought in for cleaning and maintenance. The features were cut one final time prior to seeding. Seeding of the fairways and greens complexes commenced and the greens were given an much needed topdressing.