Bald Eagles At Philadelphia Cricket Club

With the Philadelphia Eagles hosting a playoff game today, it felt like a great day to share photos of Philadelphia Cricket Club's own pair of Bald Eagles.

Two Bald Eagles Perched in a Tree

Of the approximate 80,000 Bald Eagles found in the world today, it is estimated that only 200 reside in the state of Pennsylvania (not including the Philadelphia Eagles mascot, Swoop!).  Philadelphia Cricket Club is fortunate to have a pair of our national birds frequenting our grounds! 

The golf courses in Flourtown provide an ideal habitat for the birds.  The consistently flowing quarry water (which we also re-use for irrigation purposes) never completely freezes in the winter, and provides cooler water for trout in the summer months.  This combination gives the eagles a great year-round food source. 

The golf courses also provide ideal stalking ground for bald eagles.  Unlike heavily forested area, eagles like to perch atop our large trees to scout vast, open areas of the golf courses, along with bodies of water. 

Philly Cricket Club's golf courses are providing a home-field type of competitive advantage to our bald eagles.  Hopefully, Lincoln Financial Field provides the same type of advantage tonight in delivering a playoff victory to Philadelphia!  "Fly Eagles, Fly!"

Bald Eagles perched above the pond on Militia Hill #3

 Bald Eagle swooping down to get a fish from Wissahickon #12

Bald Eagle by the creek on the newly restored Wissahickon #6

Close up of Bald Eagle by the creek on the newly restored Wissahickon #6

For Sale

WE ARE REPLACING A VERY WELL MAINTAINED FLEET OF 2010 JOHN DEERE TURF EQUIPMENT WITH A NEW FLEET OF JOHN DEERE  EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER ASSORTED PIECES OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND YEARS. ALL ARE FOR SALE AT WELL BELOW CURRENT MARKET VALUE. SERVICE RECORDS FOR ALL DEERE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ALL DEERE PIECES WILL BE AVAILABLE APRIL/2014. ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. ALL EQUIPMENT IS “AS IS” FROM THE PHILADELPHIA CRICKET CLUB AND BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SHIPPING AND SALES TAX COSTS. PAYMENT IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO PICK UP OR SHIPMENT.  FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CRAIG CASSADAY AT (215) 778-5516 OR E-MAIL ccassaday@pcc1854.com.

HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE:

(11) JD 220E GREENS MOWERS W/TRAILER $4,500.00 EA.

(2) JD 1200H BUNKER RAKES $7,000.00 EA.

(3) JD 2500E 2WD. GAS TRI-PLEXES $15,000.00 EA.

(2) JD 2653B TRIM MOWERS $13,500.00 EA.

(5) JD 2030A PRO GATORS 2WD. DIESEL $13,500.00 EA.

(3 )JD  7500E 2WD. FWY. MOWERS $19,500.00 EA.

 (2) JD 7500E 4WD. FWY. MOWERS $23,500.00

(3) JD 8800 ROUGH MOWERS $19,000.00 EA.

(4) JD 7400 TRIM MOWERS $14,000.00 EA

(2) JD HD300 SELECT SPRAY ON PRO GATORS $22,000.00 EA.

(14) JD TX TURF GATORS $6,0000.00 EA.

(3) AGRIMETAL TB230 TOW BEHIND TURBINE BLOWERS $3,000.00 EA.

(2) 1999 JAC GK IV PLUS’ DIESEL $5,000.

(1) TORO HYDROJECT W/88 HRS. (LIKE NEW) $1,500

(1) THATCHAWAY SUPA-SYSTEM (3 UNITS) FOR TORO TRI-PLEX W/VERTICUTS AND SCARIFIERS $3,000.00

(1) 2007 JD CP48 CORE PULVERIZER (LIKE NEW) $1,500.00

(2) CLUB CAR CARRY ALL II’S (1999-2001) $1,500 EA.

(9) JAC  PGM’S (1) PARTS MOWER, (3) W/GROOMERS, (5) W/O GROOMERS $100.00-$300.00 EA.

Before and After Powerpoint Presentation of Wissahickon Restoration

After seeing the popularity of the before and after video; we wanted to allow you to get a more detailed look at the before and after photos at your own pace.  Below are two Powerpoint presentations that will allow you to scroll through the photos at your own pace and really take in all the changes of each hole.  The first presentation is the before and after photos of the front nine and the second presentation is of the back nine.  We hope you enjoy scrolling through all the photos.

Before and After Presentation #1 - 9 from rmoulds186

Before and After Presentation #10 - 18 from rmoulds186

Wissahickon Restoration - Before and After Video Montage

Now that the major shaping is done and most of the holes have good turf coverage, it is amazing to see the differences in each hole afterwards, when compared to the before photos, taken in April.  To showcase these differences, we have made a "before and after montage video", that allows you to see a before photo; followed by an after photo.  Some holes still have areas that need to be sodded, so this video is just the first as we will continue to update the video as more holes are completed.  In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the video and hope it gives you a sense of just how each hole has changed. 

Before and After Video Montage

Wissahickon Restoration Update 10/12/13

Since the last update we have completed all the major shaping on the course and continue to work on fine details along with our continued sod work, as we button up areas on the course.  The sod work has included, flopping sod in the fairways as the final lines of the fairways have been drawn out by Keith.  Another big portion of the sod work includes sodding the large bluff to the right of 15 with native fescue.  This will provide a dramatic view next summer when the fescue seed heads turn bright gold.  Please enjoy our most recent photos and our last time lapse video from 14 green.

Big Rolls of sod for the rough

16 coming together

16 prepped out and ready for 6 trucks of sod to go down

View of 14 green (being topdressed) and 16 fairway from hillside right of 15

Sodding huge bluff right of #15

 Throwing sod from the top of the hill to employees laying it in the middle of the hillside

 Wide-view of #15 native sodding in the background (#14 green in foreground)

The final time lapse video of 14 green

Time Lapse Video Update

With all of the greens sodded, we hope you will enjoy the last time lapse video of a green being constructed.  Below is the time lapse video of 14 green from the start of construction to the completion.  You can also see the construction of 15 green and 16 tee in the background. 

14 green with 15 green in the background

Greens Sod Complete!

This weekend saw the completion of all the greens being sodded just in time before the heavy rain Saturday night.  The last piece of greens sod was put in to place on the 12th green on Friday evening and now we have another month of good weather to get them grown in.  Below is a collection of photos of a few of the completed greens complexes.  Enjoy the the photos as you envision sticking your approach shot close to the pin on these new, prestigious greens.

Sept. 20, 4:57pm...last of green sod laid at Philly Cricket! Still a month left for growing-in! 

 Mowing 11 green on a beautiful Saturday morning.

 1 Green 

2 Green

3 Green

6 Green

9 Green

10 Green

11 Green

12 Green

14 Green

15 Green

16 Green

17 Green

18 Green