90 degrees.............maybe

Our plan is to go 90 degrees Friday April 1, weather permitting. Right now the weather does not look good. It is currently raining and radar has a fair amount of light stuff coming. SO, it will be a game time decision tomorrow . Please check here or with the proshop for the conditions. Thanks!

Sod being laid, 9 and 10 almost done!

Sod arrived this morning and we have been working on 10 getting it down! We have also been doing some more prep work on 9. I hope to have 10 finished and nine nearly finished by the end of the day tomorrow and 9 completed Friday. !
Here are some pctures of our progress on 10.

90 Degrees

Weather permitting we will change out cart path policy to 90 degrees on Friday April 1st.
Holes 11 and 16 will remain "cart path only" at least until May 1 when the Greens Committee and I wil reevaluate those holes.

We currently hope to move too the grass tee on the diving range on April 15. That is dependent on the growth patterns of the turf. As of now I believe we will be fine by the 15th.

Thank you and have a great round!

Weekly Topdressing

Thursday we began our weekly topdressing program!
Every week we topdress the greens very lightly, then brush, or sometimes water in, the sand.
Topdressing frequently is important for several reasons. Incorporating the sand in to the turf canopy not only helps keep the putting surface smooth the sand particles help keep the canopy looser to aid in water and air  passing through. Also, the sand helps to control the build up of thatch. The sand particles also help to hold the leaf blades more up right causing less grain and faster ball roll.
Here are some pictures of the process.

as you can see we spread the sand very lightly.

Then we brush it is so the sand is incorporated into the canopy.

A few things

Yesterday (Monday) we spread fertilizer on the greens. This fertilizer is a package of micro nutrients that will begin to build up the supply the turf needs to grow. This will green up the turf and make it heartier but it will not increase its growth. For a few days you may see some dark dots on the turf. This is the iron "melting" on the leaf blades, it is just a "smear" and will wash off in a couple of days.

We are waiting for the new sod to arrive so we can finish #10. Also when the new sod arrives we will be doing a little work on the cart entrances/exits on #9. We will lay new sod then cover the sod with a product to protect the turf from the excessive ware. I have not used this product before and really do not know anyone personally who has. We will not be able to play off the area so even if it works in this application the use will be limited. I am confident that it will enhance this area! Thanks again to the MGA for helping us with this project.

I believe we will go "90 degrees" with the carts the first week of April. I will keep everyone posted on this.
Thanks and have a great day.

Almost complete!

The work on Ten is almost complete! We are now re-grading the area of low spots near the trees and will be adding new sod early next week. Here are a few pictures!



#10 drainage at work!

Here are a couple of pictures of our drainage at work! THese were taken at 12:30 this afternoon while the rain took a break.