Lightning Strike

One of our large Pine trees on the 8th hole got struck by lightning. Some bark from this tree flew as far as 100 feet. There is a larger crack all the way from top to bottom in the tree now, so due to it being severely compromised it will need to be removed.

Hazardous Tree Removed

This tree was between the tees on 5 and 18. During the storm the strong winds caused this crack in the trees trunk.

Tree was also straight standing before the winds. Due to the fact that it was compromised and it became a hazard we removed it before the course was opened after the storm.

At a closer look after the tree was taken down you can see that there was a large rotten area in the middle of this tree.

Tree Clean Up

On Wednesday the 8th of June we had a storm which included high winds and rain come through the golf course. During this time we lost 12 trees and the hydro lines to our maintenance shop were damaged.

We had to close the golf course for the morning on Thursday to remove trees from roadways and cart paths. Also hydro had to inspect our lines and make sure it was safe to work around the downed lines.

Clean up will continue this week. We have removed anything that is close to the playing areas and trees that were compromised due to the strong winds.

Meet the Staff

Paul Rudling - Seasonal High School Student

This will be Paul's 5th season at the Briars. He is currently in grade 12 and is off to Queens University in the fall and will be studying Engineering.

Andrea Lowes - Part Time Seasonal

Andrea is married to Sean and they have four children - Scarlett, Halsey, Eliza, and Hannah. They live here in Sutton and Andrea also works at Cedar Lane Lodge. This is her 2nd season at the Briars.

Daniel Hutchinson - Seasonal High School Student

Daniel is currently in grade 12 at Our Lady of the Lake in Keswick. This is Daniels first season at the Briars

Friday

 Friday is a busy day on the golf course. We are preparing the course for the weekend and finishing up some jobs from earlier in the week. We start the morning looking after all the jobs in the middle of the playing area.

 Two staff to cut Fairways.

 One staff to cut Rough.

 One staff to cut the surrounds around greens and tees.

 One staff to cut greens.

 One staff to cut approaches and large tees.

 Two staff to clean and rake bunkers.

One staff to set up the course for the day and one to cut collars and small tees.

Also first thing in the morning one staff filled divots on the tees and one staff does some course clean up and trimming. Our mechanic does a tour of the golf course to check on all the equipment while they are in operation. After these morning jobs are done there are many tidy up jobs to be done. Example - picking up clippings from fairways, watering seed and soil areas, fill water coolers, maintain gardens...