Reposted from April 2010: Since we have a frost delay today, I thought I would post some information on frost and frost delays.  No one...

For the last few days, a low pressure system has been swirling over Chicagoland.  At Sugar Creek, we have had around 3 inches of rain in...

It's that time of year again!  The greens at Sugar Creek were aerified on September 21 with a deep tine machine that loosens up the grou...

I have received a few questions about the mysterious patches of light tan turf that appeared over the weekend.  This is one turf problem tha...

While looking over recent pictures, I noticed that we golf course superintendents tend to take a lot of pictures of problem areas or project...

The weather is finally cooperating in our area and many golfers have been coming out to enjoy it.  Here are some pictures from this morning ...

In March, the maintenance crew added a new drain under the cart path on #1 to prevent flooding and ice related problems along the path.  Alm...

With the rising temperatures, golfers have started coming out in increasing numbers.  We had our first significant amount of rounds on Sunda...

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Now that the grass has stopped growing, it is tree trimming season again!  Last week, we started work on some trees that were resulting in s...

It is a beautiful day for the Fall Scramble at Sugar Creek! These golfers try their luck on the third hole's risk vs. reward bonus...

As everyone in the Chicagoland area knows, we've had a lot of rain recently.  According to our rain gauge readings, we've had somewh...

The ground is drying out fast after the flood last weekend.  We were lucky the water went down fairly quickly.  The maintenance crew has now...

Thanks to the efforts of our golf pros and staff, we have a very popular Junior League at Sugar Creek.  Juniors are introduced to everything...

Over the last month, we have really seen some ups and downs in moisture.  After a wet June, we had a very dry week, then a little more rain....

Have you ever been involved in a heated debate about the best way to fix a ball mark?  I know I have!  In general, superintendents would pre...

After a relatively warm and dry April, the first half of May has been a little cool and wet.  Many golf courses flooded last Thursday, May 1...

There is a frost advisory for this Sunday morning.  I was hoping we had already seen the last frost, but you never can tell.  I usually chec...