Its that time of year again; The golf course is greening up, winter projects are wrapping up and greens are recovering from core aerification. The small details of the winter projects are coming to a close and weather permitting, the bunkers on 3, 8 and 9 will all be open and ready for play by the end of the week. We have spread 30 yards of mulch on the club grounds and we are moving out onto the golf course. Mulch should be finished by April 22.
The real focal point right now are the golf course putting greens. They are recovering well but now we need to focus on ball roll and in particular leaf texture. Due to extra fertility, a large amount of sand topdressing and the goal of filling in our aerification holes, the leaf texture of our putting green grass has been long and fat. We are in the process of double cutting and grooming the greens to return the leaf texture to a desirable tight putting surface. This will allow for better ball roll, predictable breaks and faster speeds. Thank you for your patience during this time of recovery.
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| Root depths of up to 6 inches. |
On a positive note, our root density and depth look great moving into the warmer months. The better our roots are now, the better our greens will be in July and August.
