The Waterloo municipal courses opened at noon on March 9. Through that Sunday, March 11, 625 rounds of golf were played in the city's three municipal courses ?a South Hills, Gates Park, and Irv Warren Memorial, said J.B. Bolger, Waterloo golf manager.
This is unquestionably earlier than normal, Bolger said.
The Pheasant Ridge Municipal Course in Cedar Falls opened March 7. Through March 14, more than 570 rounds ended up played there. Only 28 rounds had been played there with the same time this past year. If we obtain 500 rounds the whole month of March, that's considered good TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons, said Mark Kipplinger, Cedar Falls Park Division manager.We've had that in about weekly.
Bolger and Kipplinger are anticipating a good year due to the early start. Season pass sales are up at the courses as people anticipate getting their money's worth due to extended season, i was told that.
There are years if we don't receive the season started before the first, second week of April. Kipplinger said. People see that and find out it advantageous to buy (a season pass).
Through in regards to the first week of golf, 71 season passes happen to be sold at Pheasant Ridge, he added. Season pass sales are actually strong with the Waterloo courses, also, Bolger said.
The nice and cozy spell coinciding with spring break also helped area courses stay busy. On Monday, about 40 rounds were played at Sunnyside Country Club the decent day for a Monday any time of the TaylorMade RocketBallZ fairway wood season. This type of weather and visitors unusual but welcome, said Josh Petersen, first assistant golf pro at Sunnyside.
I've been golfing my expereince of living this also may be the earliest I will remember, he explained, adding he hopes it indicates a long golf season in 2010.
Opening the courses this early takes higher than a spell of summer. A gentle winter meant very shallow frost on the courses. Officials probe the greens to check for frost. If the top layer is thawed but there's ice under that, foot traffic damages course, Bolger said.
That top part stays being a sponge, he was quoted saying.
Fees at the municipal is the same as this past year ?a $18 for adults, with discounts for seniors and the younger generation. Waterloo golfers can enjoy for half price before 1 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays. In addition to season passes, 10-round punch cards have been selling discount golf clubs quickly for Pheasant Ridge.
Cedar Falls completed some focus on the Pheasant Ridge par-3 holes and did some drainage improvements last fall. Golfers in Waterloo will notice drainage act on Irv Warren, thanks simply to some $642,000 grant through the Black Hawk County Gaming Association and matching city funds. Some excavation work will be done around holes 1, 10 and 18 and work should summary by early summer. Some creek bed stabilization work may also be done at Gates Park. A new pond at hole one will be installed this season.
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