Belle Haven Country Club

Agronomy Update — May 16, 2026

Course Operations

This week, the golf course received 0.85 inches of rainfall, which helped replenish our irrigation lakes for the first time since mid-March. Two separate rain events contributed to the total accumulation. The first occurred on Monday, bringing 0.35 inches of slow, soaking rain, followed by an additional 0.50 inches on Wednesday evening.

The rainfall was beneficial in helping firm up the newly renovated bunkers on holes 13 and 16. The agronomy team also replaced several areas of heat-stressed sod on hole 13 that did not recover adequately following installation.

Baby Eagles

We are excited to share that another set of baby eagles has hatched in the nest located to the right of the 1st fairway near the “Nest” practice area. This marks the fifth group of eaglets born in this nest.

The eaglets can be difficult to spot at this stage, as their feathers are still completely black. Below is a photo taken a few years ago of one of the young eagles.

Around the Club Grounds

This week, the grounds team continued improvement work around the pickleball court area by adding topsoil along the backside of the courts, followed by sod installation ahead of the recent rainfall.

The area is being sodded with Bermuda grass, which is better suited for the high-traffic, hot, and dry conditions commonly found around the courts. One final section remains, and work is expected to continue over the next two weeks, weather and scheduling permitting.

Aidan and Gerb focused this week on installing seasonal containers and tropical plants around the pool area, while also planting vegetables in the garden.

In addition, the new concrete sidewalk between the paddle court and tennis building was completed at the end of last week. This improvement provides safer and more convenient access to the paddle court area ahead of next winter’s season.