Superintendent’s Blog
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60th Annual Glen Ellyn Open
Format: 18 Hole stroke play to determine 2026 Men’s and Women’s Club Champions. Low Gross and Low Net Field, Low Net by Flight (WHS Handicaps Required), Skins by Flight. Date: Sunday, August 16th, 2026 First Tee Time: 6:00 AM Cost: $25 per person plus applicable green fee Eligibility: Open to all Amateurs Sign Up: Register online using Golf Genius…
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2026 Fall Junior League
Juniors will enjoy a fun team scramble format for players of every skill level. We will be following a similar scoring format as the summer league. Points are earned individually rather than as a team. Partners are drawn randomly each Sunday based on available players. Any player who goes out as a single will earn…
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2026 Adult Group Lessons
Evening Group Lessons for Adult Beginners are offered in 3 concentrated 60-minute sessions. The lessons cover the basic concepts of the game of golf. Students will be taught the fundamentals of full shots, chipping, putting, and sand shots. They will be taught how to practice these shots on their own. Each class will be limited…
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2026 Junior Camps
The Village Links Junior Lesson Program offers a choice of Half Day Junior Golf Camps and All Day Junior Golf Camps. Half Day and All Day Junior Golf Camps are single day packages for boys and girls ages 8 & Up. We recommend that juniors with little or no experience start in Half Day Junior…
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What to Know About Frost
Frost can form when the air temperature is below 45 degrees; if we experience clear skies and calm winds, frost can settle in. Frost typically forms as the sun is rising, so if first light is 6:30 AM but sunrise isn’t until 6:50 AM, frost may not settle in until 7:00 AM. So, when there…
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Meet Andrew
Kane Elizabeth (left) is a 10 yr old Pitbull Lab Mix. Stella (right) is a 7 yr old Australian Cattle Dog/Terrier Mix. Meet Andrew Cross, our new Golf Course Superintendent and his geese herding dogs (both rescues), Kane & Stella. Andrew will be working alongside our current superintendent, Chris Pekarek to ensure a smooth transition…
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Spring 2019 Update
How did the golf course turf fare over this winter? We begin to assess the golf course turf in early February in advance of opening the golf course for the year. The winter of 2018-19 has not been good for turf. October was very wet and cold. November weather was extremely poor. Temperatures were an…
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Fall 2018 Update
Our fall turf aeration is underway. Many people ask what aeration is and what our process is. We aerify all playing surfaces each fall to open up channels in the turf for water movement, provide plants access to nutrients and to allow natural gases in the soil profile to escape and oxygen to reach the…
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Fall 2018 Update 2
It’s the season when there are frost delays at the Links. The average 1st frost in Glen Ellyn occurs October 6th. Cold nights in the Fall increase the chance frost will form on the golf course turf. If carts or foot traffic are allowed on the course while there is frost, there may be significant…