On August 15, a group of Boy Scouts lead by Kyle Stevens completed a service project at Sugar Creek.  In order to attain the rank of Eagle, ...

For most of the last two years, our course set-up man has been Keith.  If you have played Sugar Creek recently, you have him to thank (or bl...

Above is a look at roughstalk bluegrass ( Poa trivialis ) which makes up a large portion of our fairways and tees at Sugar Creek.  It ...

The week of July 4th, 2012, is not one we are going to forget any time soon.  It started with 1.5 inches of rain and a violent wind storm o...

Many area courses are restricting cart traffic during extreme heat.  A few photos from this morning show why.  On days of extreme heat, gra...

Northern Illinois has been very dry for the entire first half of the year.  Here at Sugar Creek Golf Course, we have had only a 1/2 inch...

Just like turf, trees appreciate good drainage.  The pictures below show the effect of even a small difference in drainage.  The two trees w...

After a streak of rainy days early this month, the course has dried out and is in great shape for the weekend. Take out that 30% chance of s...

Work is complete on the sand trap in front of the green on the 8th hole.  Many golfers have commented that the new trap and surrounding are...

Today, we began work on the sand bunker in front of the 8th green.  This area is currently "Ground Under Repair," meaning any gol...

A string of record high days in the 80's has really kick-started the growing season. It's amazing what  2 weeks can do.  We have had...

The "jobs board" at Sugar Creek looked suspiciously like a June day this morning with "Mow Greens," "Change Cups,...