With the first golf week behind us we hope that you have been able to get out and enjoy your first round of the 2025 golf season. The course continues to green up and progress as we move into some great spring weather. Over the next couple weeks we will begin to focus more on details and the game of golf as we are currently setting the stage for a great 2025 golf season.
The capital course improvement projects are beginning to come to an end. We have completed sod work across the new bunkers on hole 16 and the required sod installation on hole 5. Our hope is to seed the 5th green Thursday May 8th dependent on weather. Bunkers should wrap up this week with only one bunker remaining to fill on hole 8. There will be some compacting to take place but we hope to have the membership playing all bunkers and back on the 16th green as of this weekend. To note when we open the 16th green the new bunkers will continue to be ground under repair for the next few weeks while the turf establishes. Please take caution in retrieving your ball and take a proper drop. Freshly laid sod can cause injury if you choose to play from it. Please keep all cart traffic out of this area.
Course etiquette is a topic that needs some serious attention and improvement. The club has made a significant investment in our bunkers. As a member it is your responsibility to care for these newly restored bunkers. Please ensure that you rake them if you play in them and please return the rake to the fashion in which you found it. For your information the first day of play this season we had 44 bunkers open for golf of which 29 were played in and not raked afterwards. This is completely unacceptable from any member and is not conducive to premiere private golf club care. Further to this we need to see an improvement in ball mark repair and divot filling. These are common sense game of golf items that are the responsibility of each and every golfer every time you tee it up. Hold your fellow members and guests responsible and together you can improve your experience here at Niakwa. This goes for all times of morning, afternoon and evening play. We appreciate your attention and cooperation with this as we continue to make Niakwa the best it can be each and every day.
It looks like a great week ahead for some early season golf.
Respectfully submitted,
Shawn Major, AGS