The winter months are a great time for staff education and training as well as drainage, bunker and tree projects. The winter months are now behind us and our staff is ready for the challenges and weather that warmer months will offer. Our main focus from this point forward is course conditioning and finalizing some out of play projects.
That main focus right now is directed towards greens because everything else is still dormant. Our goal, as always, is to keep member interruption to a minimum during course projects and the winter months allow us to do that. Unfortunately, some projects have to be completed during the warmer months. The main project that I am speaking about is putting green core aeration. The project, weather permitting, will be accomplished March 19-21. The golf course will be closed on Tuesday, March 20 and Wednesday, March 21 to accomplish this vital agronomic practice. You may notice some small holes in a few greens. This is where we have pulled samples for soil sampling. The results will let us know what amendments the soil needs for our turf to be successful.
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| Soil Sampling our Putting Green Root Zone |
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| Snow Monday, 75°F tomorrow |
This week, the weather has definitely been varied. Snow Monday, beautiful today and tomorrow, and rain Friday. Our staff has been cleaning up from the storms, finishing tree work and focusing on putting green management. Greens were
topdressed yesterday and received a gypsum and 1-7-10 application. This morning, greens were rolled and received a preventative fungicide treatment. Tomorrow, greens will be mowed and rolled for the beautiful weather. While we are focused on the greens, the rest of the golf course is coming together well. Prepping for our 2012 projects is almost complete and outlying areas will be the site of a few projects in March and April. Overall, our focus will remain on course conditioning and preparing for a successful 2012.
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| Rolling Greens to promote a smooth putting surface and to decrease wear and tear on our dormant bermudagrass surrounds. |
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| Topdressing Greens to promote a firm, smooth surface. |
