Kingman City golf commission hears consultant findings on greens, irrigation and trees; elects chair and vice chair

Kingman City’s newly reconstituted Golf Commission spent most of its meeting reviewing a consultant-driven assessment of Servat Cliffs Golf Course that recommended short-term turf treatments and long-term irrigation and infrastructure work, and held elections for commission leadership.

The consultant findings — presented to the commission by golf staff and leadership — flagged recurring problems on the municipal course including a persistent low‑growing weed identified as southern brass button on greens, aging irrigation and drainage systems, compacted soils and undersized tee complexes. City Manager Walsh told the commission the course is operating with a roughly $400,000 annual shortfall subsidized from general funds.

The report matters because it lays out both immediate actions staff have started (weed treatments, aeration and selective topdressing, repair of sprinkler heads and valve isolation) and an ambitious multi‑phase irrigation renovation that the consultants estimated could cost in the range of $6 million to $8 million to complete across the full course. That renovation would shift irrigation to a pump/reservoir system, replace aging pipe and controls, and reduce wet/dry patchiness caused by the current residential feed and block valve layout.

Staff and commissioners described follow‑up steps and priorities. Pat Friend, who led the turf discussion for golf leadership, said crews modified cultural practices immediately after the consultant visit and…