Welcome to the Greens and Grounds Department Blog for Oconomowoc Golf Club. Our team intends to educate, inform, and update members about golf course maintenance procedures as well as post timely information throughout the year.

Friday, July 31, 2026

Sodded and seeded areas, what's going on?

 As you may or may not have seen our two seeded areas on holes 14 and 15 are coming along very nicely. Now they may look green and healthy but they are still very fragile areas and we ask that you keep off these areas and play them as ground under repair.


In sodding news! We are very pleased with some of the fronts of fairways that were sodded this spring and as you may have noticed we have pulled the stakes around some of these areas and are now fully open to normal play and carts. As we feel more areas are ready we will remove the stakes! But for now please respect all cart signs and stakes that we have on the course!




Another spot on the course that looks a little bit different is the native area to the right of number 9. We have begun the process of restoring this area to match the other native areas. So you may have noticed some hoses and heads watering the area periodically through the day similar to the areas on 14 and 15. These areas will continue to be very soft and muddy for a little while so we ask that you stay off these areas and treat them as ground under repair.




As always we ask you to please come right to us with any questions and we will be happy to answer!





Tips and tricks for the new bunkers!

 With the new bunkers that means that we have to do things a little bit different, I was able to enlist the help from the pro shop for a couple tricks on how to get out of the new bunkers!



Like we mentioned in the video the bunkers will play a little soft for the time being as the sand is still very fresh and will take time to fully settle and firm up.

Just as a final reminder we are not trying earn our mountain climbing merit badge out on the course. We can't stress it enough to please enter and exit the bunker through the shallowest side of the bunker. This is for your safety as well the health of the bunkers. To get a extra gold star from Steve after you have hit your shot and raked the bunker please place the bunker rake on the outside of the bunker.

We want to avoid pulling sand to the edge of the bunker, as over time the sand will build up on the edge of the bunker.



We as well want to avoid leaving the rakes right on the steepest part of the slope, as this makes the rakes inaccessible to members playing behind you.

As always we ask you to please come right to us with any questions and we will be happy to answer!





Sodded and seeded areas, what's going on?

 As you may or may not have seen our two seeded areas on holes 14 and 15 are coming along very nicely. Now they may look green and healthy b...