The course was closed for a few days due to Hurricane Irene. Here are some pictures taken the day after Irene.

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Michael Roller of MRM Hospitality LLC has been chosen as our new caterer. Michael has signed a two year contract and is looking forward to servicing Wahconah Country Club members, golf tournaments and all other events normally held at the club. Many of you are familiar with Michael if you have eaten recently at Samel’s Deli, been to Wahconah Park, visited Hancock Shaker Village or stopped at the coffee shop in the Medical Arts Building at BMC. We welcome Michael and look forward to having him on-board as our caterer at Wahconah Country Club.

If you wish to schedule an event or currently have one that has been scheduled and you wish to meet with Michael, please call Henry at the club (413-684-2864) to arrange an appointment.

Green Report / August 2011 / by Jeremy Stachowicz

The golf course has made it through the most difficult part of summer in good shape. I’ll highlight a few key areas.

Greens – While not perfect in appearance, they have performed well this season. I have been able to maintain speeds in the 9.5’ range and faster when the weather cooperates.  Our rooting is better than it was last month and I hope to get them to root deeper into the fall. With the shallower roots, the greens were watered a little more frequently this summer and thus were a bit softer than I would have liked. We have top dressed the remaining scars from winter on a regular basis. These will fill in more after aerification.

Tees – I mowed tees slightly lower this season than in past. The tees are in good shape considering a large amount of play over the last month. The 15^th and 16^th tees are two of the worst, some minor tree removal would help and also enlarging both tees would also help, especially the 15^th as an iron tee.

Fairways – The fairways have been good and have held their color most of the season. Not bad considering only one fertilizer application to date. We have had more dollar spot than normal this year and we have already treated them four times with most likely one more application to go before our first frost. Wet areas and the slopes on 8 are the only areas I have trouble with. Drainage and wetting agents would help in these situations. Our weed populations are relatively low, with only some minor crabgrass breakthrough. I usually take note of this and treat these areas next spring. It’s a good economical way for us to treat crabgrass without spraying the whole place every year.

Irrigation – Our system has run well since we had some pump work done. We did have a cracked foot valve earlier in the summer, but otherwise it has been reliable.

Equipment – This has probably been one of our most troublesome areas of operation. We have been working hard to keep things running at a minimum cost. But I can see where we are spending more and more on repairs. Not to mention that most of our mowers are significantly becoming outdated. There is much better technology out there that would help us make our course better. Our oldest fairway mower (1994) is currently out of service due to a bad injector pump or possibly even a blown motor. The injector pump is $2,000. I’m not sure if this is worth fixing at this point. If the motor is blown, then it’s definitely heading for the junk pile. I’m afraid this will be the norm for us rather then the exception going forward unless we begin to invest back into the course.

Staff – My staff has been good this year, reliable at least. I have one kid that decided not to go back to school that I would like to keep through the fall, but it is non-budgeted.

Aerification – Greens ¼” tines right after Labor Day. Tees hopefully right after the Jug. Fairways if time allows in September and October.

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Overall Championship Winners

• 1st Place – Championship – $100 – Paul Briggs 225 * won on 1st Playoff hole
• 2nd Place – Championship – $80 – Ted Boraski 225
• 3rd Place – Championship – $60 – Aaron Klimchuck 226
• 4th Place – Championship – $40 – Tom Czelusniak 227

Seniors Division

• 1st Place – Seniors – $100 – Tim Taylor 154 *won on 2nd Playoff hole
• 2nd Place – Seniors – $80 – Marty Huban 154
• 3rd Place – Seniors – $60 – Bill Palko 154
• T4th Place – Seniors – $20 – Jim Smith 155
• T4th Place – Seniors – $20 – Joe Yannone 155

Ladies Divisio

• 1st Place Gross – Ladies – $50 – Michelle Mercier 174
• 1st Place Net – Ladies – $50 – Pam McCarty 141

1st Division

• 1st Place – 1st Division – $100 – Scott Washburn 157
• T2nd Place – 1st Division – $77.50 – John Mason 159
• T2nd Place – 1st Division – $77.50 – Tom Prokopowicz 159
• T4th Place – 1st Division – $47.50 – Mike Vella 165
• T4th Place – 1st Division – $47.50 – Kurt Grunow 165
• 6th Place – 1st Division – $30 – Russ Humphrey 166

2nd Division

• 1st Place – 2nd Division – $100 – Bob Massetti 165
• T2nd Place – 2nd Division – $80 – Jim West 169
• T2nd Place – 2nd Division – $80 – Pat Herman 169
• 4th Place – 2nd Division – $60 – Matt Bacon 172
• T5th Place – 2nd Division – $45 – John Wrzesinksi 173
• T5th Place – 2nd Division – $45 – Ken Griffin 173
• 7th Place – 2nd Division – $30 – Chris Ricciarini 175