Over the off season we transplanted a 50 foot Sweetgum tree from the right of 18 rough and moved it to the left side of 18 tee where it replaced a smaller tree which was also transplanted forward 25 yards.
The process involved excavating the tree and maintaining a 25 foot root-ball so the tree has the best possible chance of survival. To accomplish such a task of moving it over 250 yards involved some very innovative tools including propping the tree up using a series of long airbags to lift the tree up out of the ground and pulling it with a large excavator.
Excavating tree to maintain healthy root ball
Tree rigged with burlap and wire mesh for stability
Steel pipes hammered under tree to create a base plate
We congratulate Rodney Robbins on accepting the Golf Course
Superintendent position at The Country Club at Muirfield in Dublin, Ohio. This
move couldn’t be better for him. Being
an Ohio native he will be closer to his family and friends and we wish him the
very best on his new journey with wife Stephanie and twin boys, Levi and Wyatt.
Rodney came to PCC from an extensive background of great golf
clubs including the world renowned Pinehurst. He served PCC as Superintendent of St. Martins
Golf Course this past year where he excelled in delivering outstanding conditions
day in and day out. He was also an integral part of our tournament planning
during Constellation while providing our members with an alternative golf
course to play during this time.
We also wanted to acknowledge PCC members for their time and participation. Whether
reaching out to your personal contacts or helping perform mock interviews, PCC
members have always played an integral role in helping our superintendents
become their best and achieve their own positions. Rodney is the
ninth superintendent to be promoted in such a manner in the last six
years. This form of positive turn-over helps PCC to continue to
recruit top talent from across the U.S., which in turn, continues to help our
club constantly improve.
For those members who would like to congratulate Rodney, we have placed a link to his email below. Rodney's Email
Great Lawn with classic tennis set-up and drinking locations
Grass tennis fence before
After transparent fence
Pool
Pergola built in-house
Nursery construction allowed cost-effective
re-sodding
of Lower Range Tee
Upper Range Tee re-grade & grow in
Upper Range Tee newly opened
Lower Range Tee re-grade for sod preparation
Fall 2016 new Lower Range Tee
2016 Constellation Senior Players Championship
Player Quotes- (field accounted for 28 Major
Championships won)
“It’s a real major, it’s like playing in the U.S. Open or
whatever where par is a good score. So
don’t blame guys when they play for the middle of the green here and there
because there’s some long holes out there, some tough holes where most of the
guys would be extremely happy to be in the middle of the green. That’s what you have to do at times.”-
Bernhard Langer
“Yeah, it’s a U.S. Open caliber golf and scoring, you
know. Like I said, if we had four days
of perfect 80-degree weather and 5-mile an hour winds, it still ain’t 12-14
under.”-Scott Dunlap
“Of course they could hold any event here. You could make this golf course so hard, it’s
unbelievable. They still have a few
hundred yards, some back tees, they can tighten these fairways and let the
rough grow and you won’t even be able to find a golf ball.”- Bernhard Langer
“The golf course is a magnificent golf course. Beautiful.
People say it’s always nice and we play with a lot of wind here but the
condition of the course is perfect and it’s a great track”- Miguel Angel
Jimenez
“It’s so much of a challenge, you know? Where par every hole means something. It feels good, it feels great. Love it because this is what majors should
be, you know? You should feel like it’s
a major and it is. Love it, love it
here—absolutely love it.”- Colin Montgomerie
Advanced tournament staging managed to minimally affect the member-experience
Smooth event coordination
Volunteer hospitality
Wonderful team effort
The next day we got to work restoring course for members
We are pleased to congratulate Curtis Harder on accepting the Golf Course Superintendent position at Blue Bell Country Club.
Curtis came to PCC this March and while he wasn't here long, he was integral to providing championship conditions on Militia Hill this year. As regional and national events were scheduled on Wissahickon this year, Curtis proved to be the ultimate team player in sharing resources to help PCC be at its best. Curtis worked tirelessly to also ensure that Militia Hill continued to play like a true championship course. He oversaw a full freshening up of the Militia Hill bunkers this fall just before he left. He was able to accomplish this in a timely manner to quickly make Militia Hill feel like a brand new course in time for the fall golf season.
Curtis exhibited consistent dedication to the club and served as a great mentor to our many assistants.We are excited to see Curtis find continued success locally at Blue Bell Country Club. We also wanted to be sure to thank PCC members.Whether reaching out to your personal contacts, or helping perform mock interviews, PCC members have always played an integral role in helping our superintendents become their best and achieve their own positions. Curtis is the eighth superintendent to be promoted in such a manner in the last six years.This form of positive turn-over helps PCC to continue to recruit top talent from across the U.S., which in turn, continues to help our courses constantly improve. For those members who would like to congratulate Curtis, we have placed a link to his email below.
Despite this week's heat and humidity, our aerification on Wissahickon went nearly perfect and with the anticipated cooler night temperatures heading our way we are hoping for a quick recovery on Wissahickon as we transition to Militia Hill.
Aerating Wissahickon #1
Cleaning up after aerating Wissahickon #10
Watering Wissahickon #2 after clean up before Topdressing
St Martins
Through the practices of evenly spreading matches and traffic along with the diligent hand watering of Jordan Caplan and his team, the Great Lawn has produced conditioning-levels not seen before in August.
PCC welcomes the USTA National Grass Court Championships
St Martins golf course is truly dialed in with the Zoysia grass fairways absolutely glowing this time of year.
