We are currently in the process of topdressing fairways with sand. This process improves drainage, surface conditions and our quality of cut. Here are some pictures of our new fairway topdressing in action as well as our old machine....
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Intern Class of 2011
Two student interns from Virginia Tech's Turfgrass Management Program are wrapping up their second full week with us. These two young men are local to Richmond, eager to learn, and ready to work. They have already done a myriad of jobs at the club including course setup, walk mowing, hand watering, fertility applications, chemical applications, and core aeration.
Hunter Long is going into his second year at Virginia Tech and was a high school golfer and eagle scout. Hunter...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Saturated Golf Course
The course has received well over 2.5" of rain since Saturday and more is expected throughout the week. We will try and mow the greens everyday in an effort to have good green speeds for the weekend but as of right now they are too wet to mow today. Luckily, our USGA spec greens drain very quickly but continuing rain will prohibit us from doing much else on the golf course except cleanup from these storms. Because these systems are approaching from the south east, there are no expected flooding concerns.
Two of our interns started...
Friday, May 13, 2011
Construction wrapped up for the week
The front left greenside bunker on six, the first fairway bunker on eighteen and the first left fairway bunker on nine have been removed and the fairways have been reshaped to allow for a natural transition. The work was completed by McDonald and Sons with Andrew Green as the lead architect and Erik McDonald as the project manager. The work really turned out well and these areas will be played as ground under repair for the next few weeks. We will be changing the fescue line...
USGA update
Here is a good article from Stan about dryjecting. We are hopefully going to employ this process this year.
This picture is an example of a Dryjected column of sand. This is done by blowing sand into the profile of the green as a firming technique. It technically raises the bulk density of the profile and can get firmer sands into the mix. This is not a substitute for core aeration.
http://www.usga.org/course_care/regional_updates/regional_reports/midatlantic/Preparin...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Positive Turnover
Chad Karr, the second assistant here at the club for the last year and a half has accepted an Assistant Superintendent position at Salisbury Country Club. Chad was a great team member here and his advancement in the industry is something that we take a lot of pride in. We wish Chad the best of luck and are currently interviewing to fill his position. &nb...
Tree work, construction and herbicide applications
Work began yesterday on the 6th green complex. We also.removed 4 trees on the right side of 9 cartpath to allow for more sunlight to the fairway and allow for the transition from the cartpath to the new fairway line to be softened.
We also began work spraying out all of the weeds in the tees and fairwa...
Thursday, May 5, 2011
New chipping area around clubhouse putting green
We completed this project this week. The new irrigation and new turf varieties should make this area a success. Should be ready for play in three weeks...
