Since New Year's Day the course has been mostly covered in snow. To wrap up January we have had 5 events placing 19.3" of snow at Pinehurst. February looks good out the gate with a 5-6" storm in the forecast.
I know, I know, golfers don't always like snow fall, but the course needs the rest after a busy golf season and a dry fall/early winter. For those of who maintain golf courses, there has been a collective sigh of relief around the state for most of us.
We have been covered for just over 4 weeks and it is time to check for ice. We haven't had a lot of warm melting weather this month so there's not a lot of concern but it is good to take a look under the cover.
We'll also take a peek at some of our winter kill areas on the fairways from the past two years. There is not much concern right now, in fact these areas began struggling from the lack of moisture and golf traffic earlier this winter. There are spots out there that will need some extra care in the spring to recover from the early winter stress.
Looking at the snowpack map around the state, as of January 24th, miraculously we are at 113% of our average snowpack. In the South Platte watershed we are at 112%. This is fantastic news for the upcoming season. Now, this does not mean that it doesn't have to snow anymore. This just means we are slightly ahead of pace. Continued snow into the spring and a slow melt off pays off for Pinehurst conditions for the summer. Why?
Because we receive all of our irrigation water from Bear Creek and we strictly depend on stream flows, especially in the first part of the season. Our two storage reservoirs are full which can carry us through the later part of the year.
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