Highlands Country Club Agronomy
Monday, August 04, 2025

Monday Tree Work

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  This morning, Young Tree Service is on site working on 2 trees above the stone patio at the Clubhouse.  There is a large dead limb in one ...

Rain Totals for 2025

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This summer has been very unusual.  The temperatures and humidity have been much higher than usual and rainfall over the past three weeks se...
Friday, August 01, 2025

Great Photo of Our Osprey

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  Our resident Osprey scored a solid lunch this afternoon!

USGA Green Section Record

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CLICK HERE  to read the latest edition of the USGA Green Section Record
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Pumpstation Work

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I reported last week that one of our irrigation pumps went down because of a broken pump shaft.  The good news is, we haven't needed muc...

Summer Weather

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They don't call them the ' dog days of summer ' for nothing!  2025 is going to go down as one of the warmest summers on record w...

7-Day Forecast

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More rain in the forecast although the temperatures are trending in the right direction. Last night we received 1.75" of rain.  The gol...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Highlands News

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During the first week of August, if you follow Highlands news by way of print media or online, you will see that after 14 years of serving a...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

#16 Green Surround

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One area of the golf course that's been a challenge this year is the turf behind #16 green, in the rough, where you walk from the cart p...
Monday, July 28, 2025

Bear on #5 this Afternoon…

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A large Black Bear spent the afternoon enjoying some apples along the 5th hole this afternoon. These photos where part of a video taken by o...

Lost Ball

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Believe it or not, this golf ball was sitting 8' up in a Rhododendron next to the 9th green!  To protect the owner, I will not be releas...

Sunday Morning Sunrise

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Michael Green, one of the key players on our team, took this photo of the Sunrise on #18!
Saturday, July 26, 2025

Why do Tour Pros use a towel to practice putting?

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CLICK HERE!   for a Golf Digest article on why tour pros use a towel when they practice putting…

Reusable Water Containers

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Click Here  for a brief video on new water container options at Highlands CC!  Great move by our Golf Professional Staff to do our part for ...

Dillard Road Construction

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From the Rabun County Historical Society, prison inmates prepare the road that would become Dillard Road, Highway 106 to Highlands CC!
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Brian J. Stiehler, CGCS, MG
Past President- Carolinas GCSA (2020 and 2021) B.S. with Highest Distinction, Penn State University 2001 Past work experience: Exeter GC (Reading, PA) Reading CC (Reading, PA) Oakmont CC (Pittsburgh, PA) Old Course at St. Andrews (Fife, Scotland) Augusta National GC (Augusta, GA) Champion Hills Club (Hendersonville, NC), Highlands Country Club (Highlands, NC)
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