Here is an article from Stan Zontek, our USGA Agronomist talking about turf management in the heat. We follow these guidelines in our cautious maintenance of the turf. The heat has taken its toll on the course and will not let up until Monday. Greens, tees, and fairways are hanging in there but the exterior roughs are very stressed. We have to focus on the top priorities. A few greens edges have begun to show signs of stress. This is not disease or anything catastrophic. We have sent in multiple samples and the pathologist from VT will be on site today. This is a direct result of the stress of the last few weeks. We are carefully making water applications and doing everything we can to protect the turf. Bottom line, we need rain and we need a break in these temperatures. We are close to or over 100 everyday and the lows are in the upper 70s. While the course can take a lot of this, it needs a break. Speaking of break. This large limb fell in the parking lot yesterday. Thank goodness, no one was under it. Arborscapes is going to evaluate the health of the tree and make a decision for management moving forward.
Zontek Article
Have a great day,
Jordan
jbooth@willowoakscc.org
