Today we installed the bluegrass sod around the new creek on #7. Our golf course & grounds staff has been working very hard on this project and have been battling the weather to get it completed. We do have a little bit of fine tuning with the pump system to circulate the water fall, but we are happy to say that the sod is down and it looks great. We do ask that our members be aware of the newly sodded area and please avoid any power cart traffic on the sod. The area will be marked ground under repair for tournament play, etc.
Last fall we utilized a “new to us” method of revitilization for our practice tee. Our contractor TDS, fraize mowed the surface of the tee to remove organic matter as well at to aid in leveling. The tee was then aerified and seeded to a new variety of creeping rye grass. We chose this type of turf grass as research shows rapid recovery and a low growth habit. We were able to get some great growth in the fall, but the tee is still not ready for traffic and full use. The plan is to utilize the mats until growth has filled in some of the voids etc. We will then begin to slowly set up hitting areas on the grass tee. For a while we will alternate between grass and the mats with a 50/50 ratio of use. Once the grass tee is established and is in adequate recovery mode, the practice areas will be back to normal. As always our membership’s patience is appreciated as we try to improve these areas for use.
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