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July 26th Update - Dry Conditions Persist
As I write this week's blog it looks like we will end July with .6 inches of rain on the golf course for the month. This low rainfall...
matthewbehl
Jul 26, 2024


Week of July 1st: Sod Work
The agronomy team wrapped up a couple of projects last week. The area by the 10th tee has been sodded and will be roped off to allow for...
Michael Curtin
Jul 8, 2024
Out with June onto July
The month of June was full of challenges. The month started out very dry in Ipswich and it wasn't until the end of the month where we...
Matthew Behl
Jul 1, 2024


Week of June 24th
Firstly, congratulations to Team Italy for winning the 2024 Ipswich Ryder Cup. The Agronomy team has spent time this week working on a...
Michael Curtin
Jun 30, 2024


Ryder Cup 2024 Weekend
Its been a busy month since our last blog post. The month of June was unusually dry and we are coming out of a stretch of 90 degree...
Michael Curtin
Jun 21, 2024


Sod Update 1 6/5
The newly sodded area on 1 is open for play starting today June 5th. This area is still closed to cart traffic at this time.
matthewbehl
Jun 5, 2024


Week of May 24th
Ipswich had a week of high temperatures with the daily highs being well into the 80's and even our first 90 degree day of the year. The...
Michael Curtin
May 24, 2024


Week of May 17
The week started with the entire agronomy team installing approximately 13,000 sq. ft. of sod. This took the agronomy team over 10 hours...
matthewbehl
May 18, 2024


Week of May 10th
This was another busy week of agronomy with many applications taking place across the golf course. Spray technician Jim Kindler...
Matthew Behl
May 10, 2024


Aeration Week Spring 2024
Monday was the start of spring aerification here at the ICC. The cloudy and sporadic rain showers at the start of the week were not ideal...
Michael Curtin
May 3, 2024


Week of April 26th: Aeration Prep and Sod Work
The past three nights have felt more like winter then spring with nights in the upper 20's. Look's like we will have one more frost...
Matthew Behl
Apr 26, 2024
Range to Open 4/15
The range is scheduled to open at 8:00 am on April 15th for use from the mats. Conditions on range field are finally dry enough to enable...
matthewbehl
Apr 14, 2024


Week of April 8th: 2024 Golf Season Begins
The golf course opened for the 2024 season this last Monday after some delays due to inclement weather conditions. Monday and Tuesday had...
Michael Curtin
Apr 12, 2024


Course Opening April 8th
The course will be opening April 8th. We will be cart path only to start the season. Please remember we had a severe wind event on...
matthewbehl
Apr 7, 2024


April 4th - Course Update
The course received more snow and the wind did more damage than expected. Due to the inclement weather we will not be opening the golf...
Matthew Behl
Apr 4, 2024


Week of March 25th: A Wet and Sandy Week
First off, I would like to thank the entire Agronomy team for the work they put into the golf course this week under rather adverse and...
Matthew Behl
Mar 29, 2024


Week of March 18th: Uncooperative Conditions (Wind and Cold)
Cleanup has continued in earnest over the last week as we move ever closer to opening the golf course. Two additional seasonal staff...
Michael Curtin
Mar 22, 2024


Week of March 11 - Course Preparations Continue
Overall we had a productive week on the golf course despite losing some ground with the heavy winds experienced Monday and Tuesday. Wind...
matthewbehl
Mar 15, 2024


March 8th: Short Game Use Reminder
While the course remains closed members are encouraged to make use of the short game area. The short game greens, fairways, and bunkers...
Michael Curtin
Mar 8, 2024


Week of Feb. 25 and March Begins
The past two weeks and moving forward my focus and the team's focus will be strictly on golf course preparations. It is hard to believe,...
matthewbehl
Mar 1, 2024
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