With the City of Sierra Vista taking over the golf course from Castle & Cooke Arizona and bringing in their own golf management company to maintain the course and property, this will be the last month for GMS. With that being said, August will be the last month of me posting on this site. I would like to personally thank GMS and our "Jefe" Bill Nauroth for all the knowledge and support over the last decade, it's been an honor and a privilege to represent you and the team at Golf Maintenance Solutions! I would like to give a special thanks to Senior Vice President for Castle and Cooke Arizona Inc., Rick Coffman for his many years of support. I would be remiss if I didn't give very special thanks to my friend Priscilla Vilhauer. Nobody appreciates you more than me. Unfortunately some don't know what you have meant to this operation for over two decades. I do . You will be missed. Last but not least, I would like to thank those who supported our work through the good and bad. Some amazing people over the years, some of those people are no longer with us...... you won't be forgotten. FINALLY.......A special shout out to the 3 people out there in the universe that actually look at this blog(one of those is my 🐶)👍😁

Sincerely,

Wayne Arndt

A message from our boss .....

"This is Bill Nauroth, the President of Golf Maintenance Solutions (GMS). We took over the golf course maintenance of Pueblo del Sol CC (PDS) on August 15th 2009. For 15 years the GMS Team had worked hard to produce the best product we could for all the members, guests and Castle & Cooke. As GMS's time comes to an end at PDS a big thank you goes out to Vern, Wayne and the crew for all their hard work and dedication to making PDS the best it can be day in and day out . I will miss PDS, especially all the people and friendship I have made over the years. I want to thank all the members and Castle & Cooke for your support and appreciate the opportunity to show everyone what GMS can do. We wish the City well with the golf course in the future."

Bill Nauroth

A FINAL Around the Grounds in Images

Nova .... bye bye 🐾

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go” – Oscar Wilde

Bis wir uns wiedersehen........mach’s gut!

“Empathic awareness is born out of the sense that others, like ourselves, are unique, mortal beings. When we empathise with another, it’s because we recognise her fragile finite nature, her vulnerability, and her one and only life.” Jeremy Rifkin, economist and sociologist.

June.............venting greens

With the high heat warnings in effect for the entire month of June, we were in full battle mode to help reduce heat stress on our turf. Our greens will always be top concern going forward. Along with the usual hand watering & spraying of wetting agents we will also be doing a needle tine on greens on a monthly basis. As discussed in a previous post last year, this process of "venting" will help the plant breathe better by increasing oxygen to the roots and releasing harmful carbon dioxide buildup . It will also aid in reducing "LDS" (localized dry spots) by helping water and nutrients penetrate better. We had 28 out of the 30 days of June 92 degrees or higher, with a handful touching 100. So in the end it's about trying to improve stress tolerance and water movement to insure our cool season turf gets through the summer heat.