
NEWS
Dining Room Ceiling
Thanks for all your work
Curtis Luther, Jim & Barb Rohl
and Barry Harper
Making ECC a better place

Men's Opening Day
Sunday, April 27
First Place -11
Nick Allen, Mike Bolinger,
Jeff Manley & Paul Hartman
Welcome New 2025 Members
Ty Crammer - Student
Kolby Hamilton - Student
Carson Janney - Student
Lance Mowell - Single
Blake Mowell - Student
Cameron Willis - Young Single
Chanceler Pierce - Young Single
Storms Hit
Eaton & ECC
April 2nd
Course Closed to All Play
Public Play Opening
Postponed till April 11th

USGA Article
Why we close the golf course during
Winter & Spring Thaws
Sunny days can thaw surfaces just enough to be a serious problem.
Its freeze-and-thaw season in many parts of the U.S. right now, and that is not something any superintendent is excited about. As we move closer to spring, the days get longer and frozen mornings can turn into relatively mild afternoons. This results in variable temperatures that affect soil stability, turf health and playing conditions.
When the top layer of the profile, including the turf canopy, thaws while the soil underneath remains frozen solid, the surface acts like a rug on a hardwood floor. Foot or vehicle traffic can easily cause the soft surface to slide, shift and ripple over the frozen subsoil. This physically disrupts the surface and may sever roots, which is a problem anywhere on the course but especially on the greens. There can be lasting battle scars from normal play during winter, but the injury sustained during an afternoon thaw cycle, and the time to heal after, can be significantly worse. It does not require abrupt changes in direction, an aggressive gait, or irresponsible behavior of any kind to cause serious accidental damage during these freeze-and-thaw cycles.
The damage can visibly present itself in a number of ways. Depending on the severity, you may be aware immediately and can make surface repairs and monitor accordingly. Other times, the damage goes unseen and waits to present a nasty surprise in spring. The cooler temperatures and decreased photosynthetic activity hide any flaws in the root system until turf resumes growth.
Pressure can be intense from golfers to open the course on uncharacteristically warm winter days. Everyone is eager to get back out there any chance they can get and courses are glad to have the extra revenue. But just a few groups of golfers will take hundreds, if not thousands, of steps on and around the greens during a normal round of 18 holes, and any shifting or sliding of the soft surface may leave lasting irregularities or injured turf. Protecting your putting surfaces on these high-risk days is vital.
After all, spring days, sunshine, full tee sheets and high expectations are right around the corner.
Please respect your course & our signs, thank you



COURSE UPDATE FOR WINTER
Our course is open for Members walking anytime the course closed signs are not posted
Carts available dependent upon weather conditions
All golfers must always sign in on Honors Sheet
Members may bring guests and sign Honor Sheet
Tee Boxes are Closed for winter and not to be used
Use the side or front of tee boxes for all play
Carts are always to be kept away from greens
When the Course Closed signs are up ...
the course is closed to all play.
Please respect our signs

Hole In One
Mike Bolinger - Hole #2
Wed. Nov. 13, 2024
Witnesses:
John Aukerman, Terry Gallamore
& Tony Islamovsky

Trees Damaged from Hurricane
Our course sustained a lot of tree damage from the hurricane winds, but thanks to the many volunteers showing up on Monday, September 30th, 2024, our course was open for play on Tuesday.
I asked, and you showed up! Thank you to all the following:
Scotty for his dedication and continued hard work through this storm
Tim Garber for helping, all the time his arm in sling from rotator cuff surgery
Barb Garber for working alongside Tim
Barry Harper for cutting up trees on Sunday afternoon in rain
Steve Parker & Curtis Luther working as a team with chainsaw
Daryl Woodard for working alongside Scotty all morning
Jane Woodard, Barb Rohl, Dave Walker & Marty Gabbard for bending over picking up sticks all morning and making staging piles for removal
Craig Springmier for bringing chainsaw and cutting heavy tree trunk on 8
Terry and Jim McCloud for working all day cutting, picking up and hauling away debris
Ted Scarce & Jim Rohl for raking, picking up and removing debris
Jane and Cary Borgert for picking up sticks
ECC is a better place thanks to all our members and volunteers.
Thanks for helping ECC Gratefully, John Kramer
Public Play is not offered over Winter
Member Only Play during Fall & Winter Months