Before and After

Todd Quitno of Lohmann Golf Design sent me some before and after photos from our renovation that he used for a recent presentation. It's going on five years since the project started and I had forgotten what the old layout was like andjust how much the design improved the course. I am sure you have seen some of these before but there were a few new ones I wanted to share:

#1 Black Bird Before

#1 Black Bird After 

 #2 Black Bird Before

#2 Black Bird After

#7 Black Bird Before

#7 Black Bird After

#8 Black Bird Before

#8 Black Bird After

#2 Red Feather Before

#2 Red Feather After

#7 Red Feather Before



#7 Red Feather After

On an unrelated note: 



I am always looking to bridge the communication gap that exists between the golfer, the golf professional and the superintendent. Fortunately, in doing that, I have had the privilege of contributing to the NGA's "Nebraska Golfer" publications this year. It was a lot of fun and I really appreciated the opportunity. With any luck I will be able to continue this next season. The link below will take you to the third and final installment of the year.

http://www.nebgolf.org/nebraska_golfer/winter2014/winter2014/index.html.

If you love the game and want to further it's advancement, please think about joining and/or supporting the NGA. At the very least get busy on your game and support the NGA by participating in their 2015 Nebraska State Amateur Event at Indian Creek. The event is slated for the end of July and, as always, will showcase the best players from the area.

Join the NGA: http://www.nebgolf.org/membership.html

Winter Sign Repair

Outside of some extremely cold days here and there, winter hasn't treated us too badly thus far. A lot of work still goes on around the shop and with the cold settling in for the next couple of days, work has shifted back indoors, specifically to the golf course signage.

 

All of the course signage is made in-house and from scratch. No one on the crew can claim to be a carpenter, so we try and keep the design and construction fairly simple.

 

Between hole signs and traffic signs, we have quite a lot to go through. You don't realize the number of signs out there until they are piled up in the shop. This is a great job to work on when the weather isn't cooperating.

 

 

 

 

Every sign is repaired, sanded, stained, painted, and protected before it's ready to go back out in the spring. Those signs that are beyond repair are replaced with a new sign constructed, laid out and routed in-house.

 

Painting might be the most tedious of the jobs. It takes a steady hand and a lot of patience.

 

 

We feel the end product is a good one with the signs adding a unique touch to our facility.