Unfortunately, weather delays impacted our planned aerification schedule last week. Persistent rainfall and unfavorable conditions made it difficult to complete some of the maintenance practices we had scheduled. Rather than forcing work under poor conditions, our team adjusted the plan and accomplished as much as possible while protecting the health of the golf course. As the course reopens for play, you should expect to see areas that are still recovering from all of these

The Agronomy team has been busy making improvements and modifications around the property. We've recently started our pigment spray on our pine straw beds around the clubhouse. This product gives our grounds a nice "refresh", and it allows us to add pre and post emerge herbicides to the tank as well to help eliminate any unsightly weeds, and prevent new ones from emerging. On #18 we added drainage along the cart path edge and regraded the turf to help better aid surface run

March is the best time of year at Shadow Hawk in my opinion. Winter Dormancy has given way to Spring green up and it's great to see all the turf and landscaping around the club coming into full color. As we've continued to lower the heights of cut on the putting surfaces, one observation we've noticed from them is their checkboard appearance, especially the practice putting green by #1 tee and the cocktail green. Here is a good example closer up. See the darker green turf an

January came in hot and left cold as ice. We started the month with day time highs of 85 degrees and as we got to the end of January, we recorded low temperatures that dipped down into the low 20s. These big changes the weather threw at us left the course looking very different from how it did just 30 days ago. Thankfully our property is equipped with permeable turf covers that help insulate our putting surfaces when we get these cold snaps. The USGA recommends to cover new

Happy New Year to everyone at Shadow Hawk and welcome to 2026! 2025 was truly a year of transformation on our property and we are excited to carry this momentum into 2026 and beyond. I had the pleasure of joining Bob McHugh (GM at Black Hawk), Justin Engel, and Mike Shoelen for a round of golf at Shadow Hawk back in December. It was my first time playing the course since the regrassing project and it was a really special experience for me. All the hours of hard work the const