Twosome enjoying the scenery on hole 12

We are still having pretty good weather considering the time of year (one week away from Thanksgiving).  We are 16 days through November and have only had 3 days so far this month that have totaled more than one third on an inch of rain.  The high temperatures have been in the low to mid 50's so far this week.

Some type of animal damage on the 3rd green

On Wednesday morning, I received a call about a hole that some type of animal had dug in the third green.  When I arrived, I saw the scene in the picture above.  Judging from the tracks, the hole appeared to be made by a coyote.  Sandpines has seen quite a bit of coyote activity this year.  Prior to this, the worst damage made by a coyote on the golf course was some disturbed sand in some of the bunkers.  Jim repaired the area rather quickly, but we are hoping to avoid any more damage like this.

Matt and Jerry repairing a bunker edge on hole 6

One of the projects we tackled this week was the repair of the right green side bunker on hole 6.  The edge of the bunker had been damaged over time by the use of our mechanical bunker rake.  The damaged area was removed and new sand and sod were installed to create a defined edge to the bunker.  There are other bunkers on the golf course with this type of damage, but this was the worst of them.  We hope to continue repairing these areas as time permits

Finished bunker repair