A Wapicada Spring Course Review by Mike Kasner, Course Superintendent

I have witnessed this golf course burst out of dormancy for over 50 years and there is always a constant to the process and that is…. There is no constant! Weather conditions change from open winters (grass dries out) to snow covered winters (snow mold) to rainy winters (ice damage). This past winter had plenty of snow, along with rain on top of it. This spring surprisingly is better than expected. We at Wapicada protect our grass with snow mold protectant on the tees, fairways and greens—all to the golfers’ advantage.

We have made a heavy investment in green covers. These covers prevent the fragile grass plant from drying out and also protects the grass from ice suffocation. The covers promote growth at snow melt time and unveil a bright summer green color upon removal. 3,000 plus staples hold them down and give us plenty of back stretching exercise after a long winter’s nap!

Pink snow mold blemishes will recover. There are some areas of ice damage in small low areas. Through my eyes, we have a great looking spring course and are ready for our 51st golf season to begin. As always, our goal is to give you private course conditions on a public golf course. We reinvest every dollar back into the course for your enjoyment.

With the course now open, please help us out by replacing divots, repairing ball marks and raking footprints from sand traps.

After we get through our hectic winter cleanup and resume regular course maintenance, let me know if you want to include myself or me and my wife in a golf game. Good luck, enjoy the golf season and if you have any questions regarding course conditions or our maintenance practices, call me any time after 4:30 p.m. Mike Kasner, Course Superintendent 309-1019.

Spring Golf Tip:
One of the hardest golf motions to teach is advancing your weight to your forward foot ahead of the club at ball contact. You should end up with all of your weight on your forward foot. To get the feel of the motion, try opening and then closing (one motion) the passenger door of a car (right handed golfer); slam the door shut. Now hit the golf ball with the same aggression and leg weight transfer motion.