9-1-2024

The Muni Update

Sep 1, 2024
9-1-2024
Good Morning,
 
This past week we received 1.1" of rainfall on Thursday afternoon. The precipitation was definitely needed by the turfgrass and also helped give the irrigation system a break in operations for a couple of days. The unfortunate part of the thunderstorms is it caused the cancellation of the high school cross country meet later that afternoon.
Our upcoming event schedule includes the Carl Spackler golf event on September 7 and 8. AgState will be holding a golf event on September 13. The Chili Open has been moved to October 20 and will be held in conjunction with a celebration of the 15 year anniversary of the clubhouse. The remainder of the event schedule has been updated on the golf course website. 
 
A portion of the Chili Open proceeds will go toward updating our two shelters on the golf course. Concrete pads will be added to better accommodate golfers during inclimate weather. The shelter behind #2 green will be updated in much the same manner as the shelter behind #4 green. These updates will be a great asset for the golfers at The Muni.
 
The Muni was recently recognized by the Spencer Radio Group People's Choice Award as a golf medal recipient. We are very thankful to and honored by all the people who took the time to vote. It is definitely our pleasure to provide our community with a great recreation environment. Thank you for all of your support.
 

 

 

 

A big thank you to Mark Lawson for the donation of 12 trees to the golf course. Mark has donated trees to the golf course each of the past few years. Also, thank you to Amy and Russ Essick for donating two trees to the grounds, one being in memory of golfer Monte Newgard's wife Heidi. Monte has previously scored a hole in one on hole 16. We thank you all for the beautiful gift.

 

Starting today golfers can purchase their 2025 season pass, play the remainder of 2024, and play all of 2025 for only one price. All of our prices are listed on our website. Simply click on the 2025 rate special that fits you and pay for it right online. This is a great way for golfers to play a lot of golf at a great discount price. On September 24, the golf course will introduce fall green fee and cart rental rates. 
 
In the upcoming weeks, the maintenance staff will continue to work on repairing some isolated dry areas on a few of the greens. We will also be addressing damaged areas in our fairways from the flooding. This will be a time consuming process but the results will be worth the extra effort. You can see a small isolated dry spot on #18 green in the picture below:
Please enjoy the remainder of the beautiful Labor Day weekend. If you have questions or would like additional information please reach out to me. Enjoy the day!


 
Brian C Mohr
Director of Golf Operations
City of Spencer
101 W 5th Street
Spencer Municipal Golf Course
Spencer, Iowa 51301
712-260-5370
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