This video was created on Saturday morning of the Men's member guest. It condenses about an hour of work into 1 minute so it is a little busy. The lighting and clarity is a little poor but I will look to improve that in the future. We have to start early from 9:30 shotguns. What you will see is our team double cutting the 18th green, mowing the approach, raking the bunkers, mowing the fairway, rolling the green, setting the pin, and hand watering the green. Everything is pretty straight forward but I want to explain the hand watering. One of our managers checks every part of the green with a soil moisture meter to determine the volumetric water content of the green. We know from experience that if we keep the greens at a certain moisture in the morning, they will not wilt in the afternoon and will be playable. The key is to add enough water to make it through the day but not to over saturate the green. You can always add more, taking it away is impossible. Once he determines what needs water, he applies water to these areas and waters the TifSport collar around the green. You can tell from this video that greens were wet due to a few .3" rains last week as he only waters the edges and the collar. After he waters he rechecks the edges to make sure he has applied enough water. Finding the balance of firm but not too dry is the challenge. This week's aeration and topdressing will aid in putting green drainage and firmness this summer.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Time Lapse Video of Member Guest Setup
