More Wind Results in More Debris and Fallen Trees

Last night's fast moving storm left a lot more small debris and a few large fallen trees in its wake.  The Piedmont International Airport reported a maximum wind gust of 61 mph and I certainly believe it as I was just a few miles away from the airport when the storm came threw.  The tables were a bit turned this time as far as which golf course was affected the most.  The Farm course had four large trees come down and plenty of small debris. The Irving Park course missed the worst of this storm and damage was limited to just small debris scattered across the property.

Ice Storm Recovery
The Irving Park staff is still working extra hours to try and  clean up all the fallen debris from last week's ice storm.  Some of the debris is being temporarily stored along the city streets for future collection.  Debris that is located on the interior parts of the course are being run through a chipper into mulched and strawed areas. The staff will come back later and spread those piles and neaten those areas. Our goal is still to have the Irving Park course fully restored by around the middle part of April.

Aerification
The aerification on the Farm greens is now complete.  The greens will be in better shape this weekend than next weekend because they have not started growing yet and we are rolling them daily.  When we finally start having to mow next week their quality will dip for about 7-10 days and then on the third week they will be very close to being fully recovered.  Don't forget the Irving Park greens are scheduled for aerification on March 31 and April 1.