Prairie vegetation planted four years ago through a cooperative venture with the United States Golf Association, the Ladybird Johnson Wildlife Center and Baylor University ecologists has thrived as a wildlife haven while also creating maintenance efficiencies for the Waco, Texas municipal course. While Course Superintendent J.D. Franz was concerned in the first years of the…
Flooded Texas Courses Struggle to Stay Above Water
Having six days in May get totally washed out amounted to a 20 percent loss in business that can’t be recovered, the club pro at one course reported. Schedules for crews trying to speed recovery are also disrupted.
Cottonwood Creek GC Experiments with Prairie Grass, Wildflowers
The U.S. Golf Association is teaming with the city of Waco, Texas to establish prairie vegetation on about 30 acres of rough, with plans to make Cottonwood a research site for how to make golf courses more ecologically friendly. To determine which unused areas of the course will be converted to native grassland, golfers were fitted with GPS devices to map their movements.
City Approves Hotel Construction on Cottonwood Creek GC
The Waco (Texas) City Council voted on July 2 to build a Fairway Suites hotel on approximately two acres of the city-owned golf course. Under the agreement, the city will receive a one-time payment of $250,000 when the hotel opens, and then one percent of gross sales, or $25,000, whichever is greater.