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The Villages – San Jose
Last week SW Florida. This week San Jose. Still great being out of the Chicago cold!
A lot of cultural practices this winter at The Villages in San Jose, CA. Aerified and topdressed fairways! Aerifying and seeding high traffic and thin are ... Read Full Article
Overseed Success
One more success at Myakka Pines. Overseeding did not exist at this property. With the support of The Club, we overseeded tees and the driving range tee this year. While we were not able to drop seed until the first week of December, the overse ... Read Full Article
Myakka Pines Project “January”
This month while at Myakka Pines in Englewood, FL my visit included continued cart path and curb backfill and sod installation. Great to be out of the Chicago cold! Even greater seeing the continued progress at this golf course!!!
Really appre ... Read Full Article
Capillary Pilot Bunkers
Spent last week at Myakka Pines in Englewood, Florida. Two Capillary Flow bunkers (one reduced in size from 2,000 sf to 900 sf). Also, some backfill / grading and sod work along some new cart paths. Great work by the golf course maintenace te ... Read Full Article
New Musgrove CC Chipping / Practice Area Complete
Broke ground on March 17. Grand opening on September 15.
Great job by the Musgrove CC maintenance team.
A true collaborative effort between the membership and GMS.
Excellent addition to this great golf course!
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Cart Path Project
Myakka Pines in Englewood, FL has started their cart path renovation project.
Great golf course with great progress and more to come.
GMS appreciates the relationship with Myakka Pines and glad to be a part of the progress. ... Read Full Article
GMS Welcomes New Superintendents
Golf Maintenance Solutions would like to welcome two new Superintendents to our team.
We are very excited to have Tom Carlson as the new Superintendent at Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood, FL. Tom has extensive knowledge and experie ... Read Full Article
GMS Partners With Myakka Pines
Golf Maintenance Solutions (GMS) and Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood, Florida have partnered for GMS providing full golf course maintenance services. The partnership started December 1, 2022. Myakka Pines was looking for an experienced golf c ... Read Full Article
GCSAA Conference
GMS is looking forward to the GCSAA conference in Orlando, FL this year.
Hope to see you there. If you would like to meet up, give us a call (630) 220-5977! ... Read Full Article
Employee Uniforms
The Importance of Employee Uniforms
As you start to bring on employees and plan their orientation for 2023, make sure you have plenty of uniforms on hand and proper sizes for your employees. While it's not possible to predict uniform sizes for emp ... Read Full Article