The course is in very good shape. Greens rolled very well & putted nicely. So, when the greens are at there best on a L.A. city course, it must be time to punch them.
Starts May 8th.

The course is in very good shape. Greens rolled very well & putted nicely. So, when the greens are at there best on a L.A. city course, it must be time to punch them.
Starts May 8th.

aeration on greens is the first week of May (nothing in April!!!)

BTW, we will aerate fairways the week of april 10th through the 14th (fertilization will be included).

aeration on greens is the first week of May (nothing in April!!!)

BTW, we will aerate fairways the week of april 10th through the 14th (fertilization will be included).

The course is greening up. The greens are down to 9/64ths like in December and are nice and green. They may be bumpy from not being rolled (lack of ability) but they should be fast compared to other... Continue »

The course is greening up. The greens are down to 9/64ths like in December and are nice and green. They may be bumpy from not being rolled (lack of ability) but they should be fast compared to other munies. Take advantage while you can. We will aerate in the beginning of May. Then the height will rise. Our plan is very agressive for the fairways this spring. We plan on 3 fertilizations and 2 to 3 aerations (I'm sorry if you happen to visit on one of them). I am very excited about the course now (as you probably already know from the previous posts.) My plan is to continue my aggressive aproach. I give many headaches to Jim- the Starter Supervisor, but I believe my goals are well founded. I see positive results every time I complete a project.

The season has changed. The course is ready for spring. Bring on the complaints..
(and compliments too :) :) :) ! ! !


BTW: the reason I post today is because I am very impressed with the course today.

'I don't know who Kevin in La is, but if you work for the golf course, maybe you should spend less time making excuses and more time working on the golf course!!!.'

What would you like me to do Chr... Continue »

'I don't know who Kevin in La is, but if you work for the golf course, maybe you should spend less time making excuses and more time working on the golf course!!!.'

What would you like me to do Chris? (other than cleaning the bunkers)

I may have insulted your intelligence. However, it was for a point. We have a golf course that was built decades ago. This is a flood basin that was turned into a golf course, not a golf course built on a flood basin! Under ground is a hard pan (solid clay that does not drain). We have about 10,000 trees on both courses. I am trying to do good, but I am not a migician! If you want to stay away then I say "good bye". I'll bet not! We are making changes! BTW: 500 bags of fertilizer have already gone done on roughs and tees and fairways.

It appears Kevin is the Super of the course and the fact that he pays attention to our site shows me he really cares about his course, values our feedback, and takes pride in his work. Let’s not turn ... Continue »

It appears Kevin is the Super of the course and the fact that he pays attention to our site shows me he really cares about his course, values our feedback, and takes pride in his work. Let’s not turn this into shouting match because the golf course feedback boards are not intended for that purpose. The current comments are fine but I have a feeling this could get ugly so if you want to get into it with each other, please start a new forum topic. Thank You.

I don't know who Kevin in La is, but if you work for the golf course, maybe you should spend less time making excuses and more time working on the golf course!!!. We pay ever increasing prices to pla... Continue »

I don't know who Kevin in La is, but if you work for the golf course, maybe you should spend less time making excuses and more time working on the golf course!!!. We pay ever increasing prices to play these dog tracks, at least try to put a little grass in the fairways to hit off of.

divot1957 - BURBANK 'In 25 years of playing golf I think I have seen the worst bunker conditions ever.'

Sorry about the bunkers. Yes you were correct, the wind was terrible. I dropped the ball ... Continue »

divot1957 - BURBANK 'In 25 years of playing golf I think I have seen the worst bunker conditions ever.'

Sorry about the bunkers. Yes you were correct, the wind was terrible. I dropped the ball that day on blowing the debris out of the sand. You need to know that the wind conditions were extra bad!!!



'There must be 8 different kinds of grasses growing. Tee boxes are not level'

= CORRECT: the 8 grasses are perennial ryegrass (dark green), annual ryegrass (lime green), bermudagrass (white), kikuyugrass (lime green), dallisgrass (the weed that I eradicated 75% of last year!!!!!!!!!), clover (the weed that I eradicated 75% of last year!!!!!!!!!), and whatever else you dream up. As for the level tee boxes, you are not going to get miracles. I ask for the projects, but it is a lot for than a simple 'one day effort'.

'the course isin pretty poor condition...Many bare spots in fairways.'

= "LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" WHat were you doing last February in Encino?

CHRIS, I am sorry to call you ignorant, but do you know turfgrass??

White stuff is not bare areas! It is the fluffy dark green stuff in summer that you have grown to love in Balboa that goes dorment white fairways).

BTW: I just asked Bob for 28 tons of fertilizer for the short term (to summer) on encino, Balboa (that's a lot!!)

'Tee boxes are .. very muddy.'

True, I irrigated after the tees were very dry on Friday. Obviously it was to much. But, it was not that bad!

Chris, You need to understand that we work our a$$ off for you. The course is not going to be perfect in FEB. Try May. B!TCH THEN!!

Except for the greens, the course isin pretty poor condition. Fairways are terrible. There must be 8 different kinds of grasses growing. Tee boxes are not level and very muddy. Many bare spots in ... Continue »

Except for the greens, the course isin pretty poor condition. Fairways are terrible. There must be 8 different kinds of grasses growing. Tee boxes are not level and very muddy. Many bare spots in fairways.

Had a great day playing w/ my dad @ friends. He plays there all the time but since Iwork for Calabasas Country Club Idont play there that offen. tha... Continue »

Had a great day playing w/ my dad @ friends. He plays there all the time but since Iwork for Calabasas Country Club Idont play there that offen. thank, Richard Fabrocini