Pinehurst Country Club’s Green Committee Meeting

November 8th, 2012

Agenda

Chairperson Report – Erich Tiepel Approval of minutes

General Manager’s Report – Loren Pippin Grounds Report – Steve Sarro

Driving Range Status Water Update

Water Review for 2012 Harriman Construction

In-house construction for 2013 Tee boxes Pfluger putting green presentation Sand replacement in bunkers Revisit compost area

Imprelis Update Bentgrass/poa annua Trials New Business Course Conditions for the 2012 season

Driving Range Research

Tanner Consulting

The only firm to research ball flight for golf courses They find resolutions for golf properties to achieve

goals in regards to safety, playability and aesthetics

Currently working with Vail G.C. Successful projects around the globe.

Our goal is to correct safety issues and provide a cohesive environment

Models and improvement plans will be presented No more than $5,000 was approved for the study

by the board of directors.

Water

Spent $23K on 125 Acre Feet of leased water Harriman reservoir was offline (50 Acre feet) Extreme heat and drought conditions As of October 31, 2012 we pumped 353 AF Our 8 year average is pumping 350 AF annually 73 days of 90 degree heat, 61 days in 2000 Reduced irrigated acreage and turned off

roughs for 3 weeks

Harriman Reservoir

Reservoir is complete, outlet structure is being reconstructed due to a contractor mistake.

New schedule is to be completed by the end of the year.

Once the outlet is complete, the reservoir can begin to fill

Goal is to have 50 Acre feet available again for PCC in 2013.

Repoured transfer pipe. A dam is placed on top of pipe.

Harriman Reservoir

Sediment basin

Harriman Reservoir

Outlet to Johnson lateral

Harriman Reservoir

Johnson Ditch

Harriman Reservoir

#2 Pfluger Forward Tee

Finished #2 Pfluger Forward Tee

#6 Pfluger Forward Tee

Irrigation Upgrades

Pfluger Putting Green Presentation

Upgrade To Presentation

Sand Replacement

Contaminated Sand

Once material is available for appropriate berms to hide the area from the golf course we will then consider moving the compost. Meanwhile, our goal is to maintain the current area in a clean and orderly fashion.

Compost Area

On October 25, 2012 a letter was sent to Dupont from Pickard & Associates. The letter demands an immediate response to our claim rejection and to find an appropriate resolution.

Imprelis

Strong recovery this fall. The spring will lead to one more application of herbicide and aggressive inter-seeding to achieve a consistent stand of turfgrass on approach.

Bentgrass Trial

We have made great strides in 2012 to increase populations of bentgrass on greens.

Grass on Greens

Poa annua Trials

Ridding poa annua from greens is a long term solution.

Short term plan is to initiate aggressive bentgrass seeding on an annual basis.

Once populations increase near to 75-80% bentgrass in greens, then we would explore with products to achieve a higher success rate and reduce impacts to playability.

Currently the Maxwell greens have 15-25% bentgrass populations.

New Business

Tree Care for the winter is a main project Pinehurst spends $35,000-45,000 on tree

care annually Drought conditions impact trees years later. Pruning and removal begins in January Tree removal necessities:

safety concerns turf and tree quality playability

The trees will be removed. New cottonwood trees are blooming strong in this location. This areas is a potential candidate for more trees in the future.

14 Green Dead Cottonwood and Maple

This tree has been declining rapidly. Fighting age and drought conditions. At this time there are plenty of mature trees in the area. Replanting does not make sense at this time.

Dying Ash Tree at 2 Green Maxwell

The left side of 9 on the Maxwell is highly over planted. Ash trees become increasingly difficult to maintain the older they become. Removing older species will help with turf health and provide more room for younger trees to flourish. We battle wet turf in this area due to lack of sunlight.

Remove older Ash trees on #9 Maxwell

No one wants to remove this tree. It might be the most interactive tree with a golfer in a round. However, this is an enormous liability. The tree is completely rotted away inside. Another cottonwood was planted a few years ago to anticipate the removal of the old tree.

#7 Green Maxwell

A stimpmeter is three feet in length. You can determine the hollowness of the cavity.

#7 Green Maxwell

Tree populations are plentiful at this green location. Removing the old cottonwood will assist the other trees to thrive. The green also suffers from invading roots.

#7 Green Maxwell

These trees have no value to the golf course. They are a safety hazard at the pool. We see a lot of traffic from children and members while in bathing suits. The thorns on these trees are highly unfriendly.

Hawthorns at the Snack Bar

The roots of this tree have invaded the surface. The roots compete with the turf for water and nutrients. They cause an uneven surface and unsafe for golfers when they come in contact with a root by a club.

11 Tee Box

These firs have reached their life expectancy. They have suffered from the construction at the entrance over the past few years. I have a lead on replacing them with 25-30 foot Colorado Blue Spruce trees.

Replace Firs at Club Entrance

2012 Course Conditions

Feedback on course conditions for the 2012 season

Mowing Patterns Firmness of the golf course Turfgrass Quality Sand trap maintenance Miscellaneous