I am sure that most of our members have noticed some renovations to the "creek" on #7. The area has been completely overhauled with the creek now running entirely across the hole. We have designed a system to circulate the water down and through the creek. One of the most interesting components of the renovation is the new bridge. The lumber on the bridge was milled from a downed tree here on our property. This red oak is very solid and very durable. The cost savings were huge and the bridge fits in very well. Our department's goal is to become as self sufficient as possible, regarding projects, equipment and utilizing our own property's resources, when available. This bridge project shows that this goal is attainable. We are planning on putting the finishing touches on this area this weekend and sodding next week.
A week has passed since our annual spring greens aeration. We have had a mixed bag of weather, hot, dry, cold, wet and even frost! These conditions make it challenging to aid in healing, but with the more recent consistent warm temperatures we are seeing solid recovery. We were fortunate to have decent weather to complete the process on time, allowing us to fill all the holes created by the 1/2” hollow tines. As there are some minor depressions within some of the holes we will be beginning our bi-weekly topdressing program early next week. Our team is mowing and rolling our greens daily, while slowly lowering our height of cut to our summer norm. We all know that spring cultural practices are not popular among golfers, but these all important tasks are the building blocks for high performance greens conditions throughout the heart of the golf season. Check out this video produced by the USGA on Aerations effect on putting...
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