Road Work

After weeks of preparation, the roads within Copperleaf have all been coated with up to an inch of new asphalt. Ajax, the company responsible for the work completed their final clean up last week and the finished product looks great.

A street sweeper makes its final pass throughout the Community to complete the project.

All of the man hole covers were sand blasted to clean them of any residue and are now in the process of being repainted to blend into the new road surface. This repainting project has been delayed due to the recent rain events and will be completed within the next two weeks.

Also delayed due to rain is the re-striping of the cart crossings. Three crossovers remain to be painted; hole 8 to 9, 9 to 10 and 17 to 18. As weather and time permits, this will soon be completed.

I appreciate all of our summer members patience throughout the process and am confident you will be satisfied with the completed product.

Mole Update part 2

After several weeks of limited activity around the hole 12 green complex, the Mole returned with a vengeance and tunneled its way on the green over the past weekend.
The damage was quite severe and took 2 employees all day on Monday to repair the putting green surface.

Mole damage on hole 12 green

On Tuesday morning, I came to Copperleaf at 4 am to try and capture the pest personally. When I arrived, the Mole had already been busy and tunneled back onto the putting green. After viewing some activity, I made several attempts to dig down and capture it but without success.

This is what the green looked like at 2:30 am

On the following day, Wednesday, I came to Copperleaf at 2:30 am, determined to rid us of this nuisance once and for all. It had already made progress deep into the green and I was confident I was in the right location to trap it. To my utmost disappointment, the Mole somehow avoided my attack and was gone. After waiting patiently in complete darkness for another 2 hours, I made another attempt and was finally rewarded with the Mole's capture.

This is the Mole in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket

It is truly remarkable that such a small animal can cause such destruction. It is the about the size of a large thumb with sharp digging claws and covered in fur. Needless to say, this Moles tunnelling days are now over.

Rain Event

Wednesday, August 10, there was an intense storm that rolled through Copperleaf halting work and causing washouts in several bunkers throughout the course.

This is a photo of hole 2 green after 1" of rain fell within 1/2 an hour.

Fortunately, Copperleaf drains very quickly and so the course was open for play on Thursday without any restrictions. It will take at least two days to get the bunkers repaired so please be patient.