About two months ago, an accident occurred off of 115th street on the south end of the golf course. The vehicle came through the fence and down into the creek near the 7th green. It came to a hard stop as it careened into the bridge that runs over the pond/creek at 7 green, knocking the bridge three feet off its footings and essentially ruining the bridge. Lucky for us, that bridge was in need of being replaced. Huge thanks to the Parks & Rec for getting us a new bridge that definitely isn't going anywhere!! Pictures below will show you the construction of our new bridge.....
Minor Park Golf Course Maintenance
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
New #7 Bridge
Thursday, July 1, 2021
New Forward Tee Boxes
We decided last season that we would like to build four new forward tee boxes to benefit the ladies and senior tee's. Holes 5, 6, 15 and 18 were the holes we felt needed the tee's moved up the most do to a long carry from existing tee boxes to the fairway. The project was given the green light over the winter and we began the project in the early spring. Mammoth Turf Construction was hired to shape the tee boxes for us. They did a great job, the boxes look almost natural built into the natural contour of the course. We had a long wait on getting sod because of weather but we were able to get the sod in late June and got all the new boxes sodded. The tee tops are zoysia grass and the banks around the tee are fescue. With all the recent rains it has actually helped us with the new sod. We hope to have these open for play in the next couple weeks! Pictures below show the process of construction...
Monday, March 1, 2021
Hole 14 Tree Project
Friday, October 30, 2020
2020 Fall Fun Scramble
One of, if not the most, popular tournaments we have here every season. It sells out a month in advance and this year had a waiting list of nearly 20 teams. One of my biggest peeves in the world of golf is the old school stuffiness of the ways of golf. Gimmick golf is usually frowned upon and looked down on. That is one of the many reasons I love my golf course. If you can't have fun, than what are we really doing here? This tournament has turned into an event that people look forward to all year. My GM Chris Buescher and Assistant Pro Karter Mills and I have created a layout that we and the people that play just rave about. We try to add something new each year which isn't easy to do. The setup of the course takes between 2 and 3 hours to do on the morning of the tournament. It does involve some stress and the weather conditions in late October do create some issues. Through this series of pictures I will outline some of the holes we set up for this event. Yes, I know not every hole is on here, we have to leave some stuff for the imagination! Do yourself a favor, sign up and play in this event next season. You will have a great time!!
Monday, August 31, 2020
Front Entrance Sign
Our front entrance sign was broke and blown down by a storm back in March. We aren't sure how many people actually noticed that the sign was no longer there, so that got me thinking. The old sign had not been touched or updated in my time here at MP (9 years). So, I thought it was time to refurbish the old sign and try to make it more noticeable! Though a series of pictures, we will show you our process. Also, would like to give a shout out to my assistant Mike for the ideas and help on this project.
Friday, July 3, 2020
Lesson Tee Protection
New #7 Bridge
About two months ago, an accident occurred off of 115th street on the south end of the golf course. The vehicle came through the fence and ...
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In the last couple months at Minor Park, we completed the renovation of our Driving Range to help improve the look of the tee. Come out and ...
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Sorry for the large gap between post, with the temps heating up and the irrigation upgrade, myself and the staff has been very busy keeping ...
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About two months ago, an accident occurred off of 115th street on the south end of the golf course. The vehicle came through the fence and ...