Western Wayne Today

Significant progress continues to be made on the Warren Valley Golf Course property as we inch closer to spring.  Over the past several months, the updates include:

• All 200 acres of the golf course have been cut down to turf height.

• On the West side, tee boxes and fairways have been carved out.

• The golf course has been professionally sprayed with pesticides, fungicides, and chemicals to eradicate weeds.

• The golf course is staffed with a highly experienced and full-time superintendent, assistant superintendent, mechanic, and support staff of 10 experienced golf maintenance professionals.  Work has continued through the winter, six days a week (Monday through Saturday) every week other than Christmas week.

• All 18 greens, a practice area, a putting green, and a nursery, have been resodded with disease-resistant (flood-tolerant) bent grass.  The greens have been top-dressed, sprayed, aerified, and mowed/rolled daily through dormancy.

• Over 215 downed and overgrown trees have been removed (including stumps) from playable areas of the golf course and will be permanently removed from the grounds. • All existing bunkers have had weeds removed, turf edged, and drainage repair.  Eight original Donald Ross bunkers that had grown into grass bunkers have been fully restored.

• The entire golf course drainage system has been mapped, systems have been repaired, and a additional drainage has been added. Standing water on the golf course is being addressed for the first time in years.

• Three bids have been collected to address river and bridge issues.

• All irrigation leaks have been repaired. Greenside irrigation has been fully repaired, with all heads replaced. Golf course irrigation pumps have been remanufactured and restored.

• All greens and tee-boxes have been aerated.

• Eighty brand-new Ez-Go golf carts have been purchased. 

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