Tee Markers: Construction and Repainting

We have begun repairing last season's tee markers. Every winter we gather last season's tee markers and repaint them. We first clean off and dirt and grime that had accumulated on the tee markers. We then lightly sand them and give them a nice, fresh coat of paint.  

Some of the tee markers suffer damage over the years and need to be replaced. We take long oak posts and cut them down into blocks. The blocks are then sanded, primed and then painted.
Keep an eye out for brand new tee markers this spring.

We give last season's tee markers a quick sand before we paint them.

Audubon Certification!

The Ipswich Country Club has been working closely with Audubon International in order to conserve the environment with which we share our golf course. Audubon International has a set of guidelines and goals that they use to instruct individuals and organizations on ways to conserve the environment and educate the public on their efforts.
We have just completed all of these goals and have obtained our certification. We are extremely proud to be one of twelve golf course in Massachusetts that have earned this certification. We intend to continue working with Audubon International in order to maintain our certification and to make sure that we have as little impact on the surrounding environment as possible.

For more information on Audubon International and to learn how you can help the environment near you please visit: www.auduboninternational.org/ 

Wind Damage: Pine Tree on #12 Fairway

The large pine tree on the right side of #12 fairway has been damaged by the high speed winds of a recent storm. The tree snapped about a third of the way up the trunk. The rest of the tree will have to be taken down as a result. 

When the piece of the tree fell, it struck and damaged the tree next to it. The tree that was struck lost a substantial amount of it's canopy. We plan on climbing and cleaning up the tree in order to give it the best chance of surviving while at the same time keeping the golf course as safe as we can. 

You can see from this photo the extent of the damage to the tree on the right. Nearly the entire left half of the canopy was knocked off from the falling tree.

Winter Maintenance

We have begun annual maintenance on all of our equipment. Each winter we bring each of our various machines into the shop and go over them with a fine toothed comb. Maintaining our fleet combined with the winter tree work keeps us us very busy until the snow melts in the spring. 

Think warm thoughts!

Tree Work: Fall 2015

We have begun tree work on hole #9. We has been clearing out large pines and oaks to the left the tees. We are felling these trees in order to allow more sunlight and airflow to reach the tee. This will ensure that the tee will be more dense and healthy for the 2016 season.

Tree Work: Limbing

 Recently we have begun to limb certain trees at the clubhouse and at various points of the golf course. The trees that are being limbed are beginning to grow limbs that are either encroaching into the path of golf shots or becoming unsightly. We are limbing these trees by utilizing a rope climbing technique.

DJ climbing and pruning

Winter Wonderland

The first snowflakes have touched down onto the fairways. The snow storm we had last Tuesday left the golf course covered in a shell of snow and ice. The shell makes for some pretty lousy golf conditions but leaves the golf course in a uniquely beautiful state. 

This picture was taken from #8 fairway. I was looking towards #18 red tee.