Golf Course News
Fall 2011
Another year down, another tough summer for all of us in the golf industry but we survived another year. We have just put new golf carts in at the club, still equipped with a GPS unit the new yamaha carts are roomier than out previous cart and the feedback has been great. They are a little noiser than before as they are gas, so please watch out for other golfers when out on the golf course.
At last the summer heat is over, that was one long summer!!! Lets hope the last two years are not a trend that will be continuing.. The golf course is in FANTASTIC shape. I know I have a biased opinion but it really is great... The greens are rolling about or above a nine most days and rolling really smooth. We are now able to get some of the detailing stuff done, weedeating, markers cleaned etc. Some people do not notice these little bit of details but I do, with the heat we endured it was hard to get some of these done but now we are all over it!
Greens already have been cored and cleaned 2 weeks back. We only have one more planned for late in October, but it will only be a solid tine then topdressed heavy to put the greens to bed for the late fall..
Our fairways are now slowing down and mowing will now start to slow down. Expect only a couple more to be done, we are now spraying out weeds in the fairway, trying to make a start on some things geared for next year.
We hope all our still enjoying the golf course, it was a very tough year but now it has been rewarding to know that we made it through again. Just!! Enjoy!!
Matt O'Dell
Aberdeen GC
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End 2008 Newsletter
What a year 2008 was, we had a near record flood, almost entering the clubhouse, just a foot short. For those that did not see the pictures of the flood, please ask to next time you are down at the links. Some good came out of this near disaster. We have redone almost all of our bunkers, new drainage and all new sand. We removed the long native grass on hole 12 and replaced with 2 new bunkers that set up a great new look from the tee box. The fairways came in thicker than ever with the extra work that went into repairing the damage from Mother Nature. The greens held up ok with what was a very hard year for all in town what with all the extra rain we received. Considering all the extra water in the ground we have finished off the year strong with the ball rolling into the hole very well indeed.
The new email club is off and running and we encourage you to take advantage of this system. It will enable you to take advantage of some great specials throughout the year. The new online booking system is working well with many of you taking advantage of booking to play while online. The GPS system we have on our carts still helps out the golfers enjoy the course more with its advise on yardages, if only it could hit the shot from time to time it would be a true lifesaver. Have you tried walking Aberdeen yet, with the arrival of our push cart fleet earlier in the year Aberdeen has become a great place to enjoy golf with the joy of exercise without the pain of carrying ones clubs.
Aberdeen hosted its first USGA event in the Publinx qualifier, this proved to be a great event with some low scores and some very high scores. Some of the new tees were used with some great new looks at the holes which proved to be very popular. We even hosted our first Wedding, turns out 2008 was a year of firsts.
What can you expect from Aberdeen GC in 2009?
We will continue to strive to provide a great golfing location and experience for all our customers young and old. We encourage feedback good and bad, so please feel free to comment on what you like and don’t like, we will always listen and try to accommodate all requests.
The course we will continue to improve its everyday appeal, its consistency and playability. The final set of new tees will be in for the summer and will stretch the length to over 7200 which will make Aberdeen the longest public course in town. So for those that like the extra distance we hope it adds to your golfing pleasure. The 19th hole beer garden overlooking 9 and 18 green will get another face lift with some new landscaping ideas making that after round drinking hole a better place to cheer on your friends as they finish up their Scottish golfing experience.
We hope you enjoy the changes that are happening at Aberdeen GC, we love to have your company time and time again. It is our pleasure to continue to serve you in any way we can. We look forward to a great 2009 and say a warm thanks to all for a great 2008.
