Water Management

It's that time of year again when you will begin seeing our staff applying water to the greens throughout the day. We recognize that this can be an inconvenience but it is an essential part of our Green Management Program. Hand watering allows us to only apply water where it is needed. This allows us to keep our greens healthier, firmer, and conserves water. Trying to coordinate this on a busy day is a difficult task. There may be the occasional delay to allow us to water the putting surface but it should be brief and allows us to provide you will excellent putting surfaces.

Tee Aerification

We have begun aerifying tees today. The tees are activly growing which should result in a quick recovery from this process. The aerification process promotes root development, provides a firmer playing surface, and allows water and air to infiltrate the soil.

Natural Areas

The seeded area behind #13 and #15 Green is starting to germinate. The areas has been seeded to several different types of Fescue Grasses. These areas will take some time to fully mature. We should have complete coverage by late June but should not get the true Fescue look until the Fall.

Green Topdressing

We are verticutting and topdressng greens today. This practice provides us with firmer and smoother putting surfaces.

Fairway Topdressing

The Fairway Topdressing Program will continue for the 2010 Golf Season and this is the fourth year of the Program. We have seen tremendous results since implementing the practice in 2007. Our fairways are much firmer. They dry out much faster, which allows us to get carts off the paths following rain events. The sanding of the fairways has reduced the amount our earth worm casting that we find in our faiways.