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Oakfield Golf & Country Club - Turf Grass




October Update. Aeration Complete!
Summer has given way to fall. Temperatures are cooling down (Morning Hoodies and Jackets are becoming an every day occurrence). Our crew...

Kevin Moores
Oct 3, 20241 min read


September Update
A sense of fall is in the air as what seemed like a relentless period of heat and humidity has broken and cool nights and mornings have...

Kevin Moores
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Fescue revitalization 2024/25
As you may have noticed our team has began cutting down native areas(fescue, naturalized area, long grass, tick dwellings, etc). We...

Geoff Hay
Aug 20, 20242 min read


August Update
Somehow July is already in the rear view mirror. The month was filled with hot and humid days and as the month progressed moisture levels...

Kevin Moores
Aug 1, 20242 min read


July Update
With more frequent precipitation events the last couple weeks we have been able to let the irrigation pumps rest a little bit. We only...

Kevin Moores
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Range Tee Opening and a Rainy Reprieve
The range tee opened to much fanfare on June 11th. At over 20,000ft2 the tee deck offers the ability to offer the membership a natural...

Kevin Moores
Jun 27, 20243 min read


What's with the Sand, Man?!
As we continue onward toward summer we have gotten our first substantial rainfall of the season. A system that predicted anywhere from...

Kevin Moores
May 29, 20243 min read


Oakfield Turf Update
With the golf course opening at the end of April, here is some insight into what has taken place thus far: The golf course is going...

Kevin Moores
May 16, 20244 min read


#8 Greenside bunker
When it comes to building a new bunker there are a multitude of considerations to factor. When deciding to add the right greenside bunker...

Geoff Hay
Apr 19, 20244 min read


The Big Reveal
April is here! Spring has officially started. Weather has been up and down with some nice warm days accompanied by some cold, wet, and...

Kevin Moores
Apr 1, 20242 min read


Leaping into March
If we thought the interesting weather would stop before the end of February we would be wrong! With the first half of the month giving us...

Kevin Moores
Feb 29, 20242 min read


March Approaches
As was documented in my last post, two samples were taken from the 10th and 11th greens. They were brought into the maintenance facility...

Kevin Moores
Feb 23, 20242 min read


A Snowy Update
The script has flipped! With December and most of January filled with high winds and cold temperatures we were treated to a couple of...

Kevin Moores
Feb 9, 20245 min read


Tough Tarp Weather and Some Welcomed Ice
To this point in January, we have not had any accumulation of snow. What fell quickly disappeared as snow events have predominantly ended...

Kevin Moores
Jan 24, 20242 min read


Slinging Sand To Combat Winter
My previous post regarding winter preparation touched on many subjects. An important practice that is completed is a sand topdressing of...

Kevin Moores
Jan 11, 20241 min read


Greens Committee - Year End Report
Thanks to the members of the 2023 Greens Committee for their service: Club Member Volunteers; Ryan Theriault, Sue Conrad, Anne MacKinnon,...
Robert Hawkins
Jan 8, 20243 min read


Putting the course to bed - a December Update
We have reached the end of the 2023 turf season. The golf course closed on November 12th, which is right on schedule for us. We are...

Kevin Moores
Dec 1, 20233 min read


Mother Nature - The Greatest Equalizer
No matter the amount of planning that goes into a golf season, Mother Nature always wins. She’s the greatest equalizer, and a force to be...

Eric Tobin
Sep 15, 20234 min read


A Rainfall Event - Like No Other
In what seems to be a more regular occurrence, irregular weather has been hitting our area. Whether it is hurricanes last fall, record...

Kevin Moores
Jul 25, 20234 min read


Golf Course Renovation Update
Things are moving along very nicely with phase one of the renovation. All shaping and sodding on course was completed last week. Areas...

Kevin Moores
May 17, 20234 min read



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