The high temperatures and recent rain have our soil temperatures rather high and have reduced the oxygen in the root zone of our greens. To combat any potential issues that could arise from these factors we will be venting our greens with needle tines following the Men's Club Championship weekend. On Tuesday, September 3rd we will apply a very light topdressing of sand, vent the greens, matt in the sand with a coco matt and then follow up with a good rolling. There will be very little disturbance and once rolled, they will putt very nicely.
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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