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Unusual Weather Doesn’t Hamper Success

By Terry Tinkess Science and technology also plays
a part. Summerheights uses modern
watering techniques, such as using
As the summer of 2012 winds
wetting agents that make the water
down, it doesn’t seem that long ago
go a little further. They also now
that people in Eastern Ontario could
maintain the practice of “slicing” their
be heard commenting on the unusual
fairways and solid tyning the greens
spring-like weather that had gardeners
so that the moisture and the rains and
wringing their hands in anticipation
the irrigation that they do apply gets
while golfers pondered what it would through the thatch layer and to the
be like to play 18 in February without
roots where it is needed.
having to head south.
Now, however, the focus is more
While things didn’t get going quite
that early, Summerheights Golf Links The weather doesn’t always cooperate, but with careful resource towards the end of the season
did manage their earliest opening management, Summerheights Golf Links manages to stay in top than the beginning. Historically,
Summerheights closes (for golf)
ever, according to owner Rory condition. Photo by Terry Tinkess.
on the first Sunday in November,
MacLennan. rain. This year, when it opened, the says MacLennan. “I do operate under
which this year will be November 4.
weather really cooperated.” a permit that is issued by the Ministry
“It was the earliest we had opened “Now, of course there can be some
in our 50 years of being in business,” Having too much rain certainly of the Environment and my irrigation beautiful weather in November,” says
system has to follow the conditions of
said MacLennan. “We opened on wasn’t a problem this year as the region MacLennan, “and you can stretch the
March 22, and two years ago we suffered through drought conditions. that permit. season till the end of the month, but
opened on March 26, which was the Most modern golf facilities make use “I was able to use the water that there comes a point where it’s just not
earliest at that time. of a dedicated irrigation system, and my permit provided I could use, but profitable either.”
“We definitely got an early start to Summerheights is no exception. An I see now that the South Nation River With a very successful 50th year
irrigation system, however, is not a Conservation Authority has issued
the season, and it was a good start. of operations in the books, it will
It started and it stayed. In 2011 we guarantee that you can use unlimited a level one water advisory. It is near once again be time for the people at
amounts of water. the end of the season, and water levels
opened in early April, I think it was Summerheights to look back fondly
about April 7, and we no sooner opened “We have a very good irrigation are low, but at the same time the while planning for year number 51.
weather is different too and it’s not so
that it began pouring rain. The whole system, there is no doubt about that, but The role that Mother Nature will play
month of May, heading into June was I’m still very mindful about the water demanding. You’ve got the cool nights in that success is anybody’s guess.
and the days aren’t quite as hot.”
a wipeout because there was so much resources we have at our disposal,”
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