September 20, 2011 the third year degree program students were
welcomed by Bob Burrows and his wonderful crew of Fairmont Banff Springs. Bob
talked about the history of the golf course and how they have become Audubon
certified and continued to re certify themselves every two years since 1999. Bob
and his staff walked us around the course and showed us the beautiful layout
and pointed out some of the challenges they have had to deal with in terms of
wildlife and the difficult growing conditions being in the shadow of the
mountains. He also spoke about how he had cut back on the amount of naturalized
area to speed up pace of play. The reason why they had to cut back on the
amount of naturalized areas was because they had too many forced carries and this
was interfering with the resort play.
Thanks to Bob and the staff of Fairmont Banff Springs for
a wonderful and memorable trip to the area.
Photos taken by Andrew Krek.
Cody Inkster
