Shoreline Golf Links Advisory Greens Committee

Minutes of Meeting held on JUNE 16, 2009

 

In Attendance: Mona Nakamura, Harry Emerzian, Victor Calvo, Jack Smith

 

Absent: John Deem, Gary Toepper, Steve Crane

 

1. Goose and Coot Management Update

Jack mentioned that efforts are still being evaluated at that no final decisions have been made.

   

2. Junior Golf Tournaments

Jack mentioned the preparations are under way for the US Kids tournament which will be held on 6/18 with 100 golfers. The Shoreline Junior

Classic will be held 6/26 with 216 golfers.

      

3. Superintendent’s Update

Jack gave the Superintendent’s report for Steve Crane who was at another meeting.  The maintenance crews have lowered green heights and will begin to verticut greens weekly to smooth out putting surface. Greens have been bumpy and uneven due to the growth and seed heads of the poa.  Verticutting the greens will remove excess thatch under the turf (which makes them puffy) and remove the seed heads.

Greens were sprayed last week for the yellow rings (Yellow Patch) that have appeared over the past month.  With the cool and overcast weather these usually appear in March and April.  Also added to the spray application was a growth regulator which inhibits vertical growth but encourages lateral growth for the poa.    

Maintenance crews completed sod installation on #18 fairway at the end of May.  The maintenance crews have begun mowing the new sod and will hopefully have it open near the end of June or early July.  Dirt hauling will continue on the right of the cart path (out of bounds area) to make small mounding to reduce balls going down into the waste area. Almost all of the bunkers on the course have been cleaned and should be completed by this week.  Due to the high cost of sand, bunkers to be filled with new sand will be minimal this year.  Maintenance crews will fill only the bunkers in the most need of sand this summer.

Open house of new maintenance facility was on June 11th.  City Council, the City Manager, and City employees were in attendance. 

 

4. Questions from Committee Members

Mona Nakamura asked a question regarding the course rating for the red tees. The course was recently rated and dropped from a 123 to 120. She is wondering why the course was rated lower. Jack said that he would do a little research and would follow up and put the response in the minutes. The PWGA is the independent handicap service that governs women’s play at public facilities in California. They have a rating team that does the rating evaluation every 3-5 years. The Shoreline Golf Links Staff does not have any input into the rating. We provide them access to the course as needed. The last evaluation was in September 2008. The rating team mentioned to golf course staff that the Shoreline Golf links greens were slower than the previous rating. To our knowledge there were no local players on the rating team.

 

Harry Emerzian asked the Committee if they felt the number of meetings should be reduced. The Committee was fine with meeting once a month.

 

Vic Calvo expressed his concerns about comments made at City Council budget meetings regarding the Shoreline Golf Course financial situation. Vic reminded the Committee that the golf course has been operated by lessees in the past who did not maintain the course in as good of condition that the City has. Jack mentioned to the Committee that he will continue to update them regarding the financial situation as information becomes available.

 

The next Advisory Greens Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. in the Golf Course Conference Room.