October 18, 2008
The Bridges Golf Club has schedule a fall top dressing of the greens October 27 and 28. Rather than punching the greens for aerification purposes, the maintenance crew will be laying down sand on top of the greens. The course will be closed Monday, October 27 and will re-open for play on Tuesday, October 28 at noon. If the weather is ideal we should see the sand completely work its way into the greens in about two weeks.
Other maintenance projects this fall will be aerification of the fairways and rough between October 27 and November 20.
August 29, 2008
Tim Youngberg, our Superintendent, is excited to have received certification in Environmental Planning from the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program or in shorter terms, the ACSP. The plan was developed by Tim who was also recognized for environmental stewarship.
Tim’s plan and that of the ACSP is to develop effective conservation and wildlife enhancement programs for the benefit of the local community. For anyone who has played a round of golf at The Bridges, you might see coyotes, red hawks, and other types of birds.
Some ways that The Bridges will enhance the habitat of wildlife is to place nesting boxes for birds, as well as conserve water and maintain food and cover for wildlife.
July 19, 2008
The Bridges Golf Club held its Membership Club Championship on July 12 and 13, 2008. It was one of our larger events with 35 members and men’s club players participating. Course conditions matched the excellent weather as Greg Ford, Tom Cignarella, and Cris Eng became first time Club Champions at the Bridges.
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July 17, 2008
In conjunction with the PGA of America’s Family Golf Month, The Bridges Golf Club in San Ramon has been offering a Family Fun Golf evening every Sunday in July. For only $15 per person, family members get to play six holes of golf followed by a picnic dinner on the golfers patio.
In addition to the regular tee boxes, we’ve set up 150-yard tee boxes for the younger golfers. It’s a non-competitive and family friendly structure. We’ve even seen parents and grandparents participate. Golf begins at 5 pm with dinner following around 7 pm.
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July 17, 2008
The Bridges Golf Club in San Ramon was part of a national PGA of America marketing promotion called Take Your Daughter to the Course July 6-9. Girls under the age of 17 could play golf for free and their parents played for only $30. Girls also received complimentary range balls during the week.
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July 4, 2008
The Bridges Golf Club has been using recycled or reclaimed water from the San Ramon Valley Recycled Water Program for more than a year now. Early on I was very leery about using this water as it was heavy in certain nitrates. Our entire chemical application process changed in order to adapt to the recycled water.
But I am pleased to say the end result has made us a satisfied customer and a greener customer in every sense of the word.
I know we have a “distinguished” reputation in the Bay Area and keeping our turf in prime condition is the most important. The higher amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the recylced water keeps the turf healthier. The stresses from hot weather and wind are also less significant with recycled water than with potable water. I find that we don’t need to fertilize as often.
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