During the summer months, you will see us watering the greens throughout the day. We do this because the surface of the green exceeds the air temperature by at least 10-20 degrees. This temperature fluctuation causes extreme stress to the turf, placing it in a state of degradation that potentially could lead to detrimental wilt. There is a fine line to walk between too much water and not enough. If we apply to much water we can choke the grass blade and cause it to wilt also. This fine line is what keep us constantly running throughout the course during your round of golf. Please be aware that there is a very small window for us to apply the water and we will get out of your way as soon as we can.
The tool we use to gauge the temperature of the greens surface is an industrial tool used to read the temperature of metals during fabrication. This "temperature gun" fires a laser at the greens surface and relays the information back to us so we can effectively monitor "in real time" what we are accomplishing.
Temperature of Number 2 green after we applied water/misting of the surface on Saturday.
Temperature of Number 2 green 10 minutes after the application of water
As you can see from the photos the temperature of the greens surface rises dramatically throughout the day. It is critical that we move quickly and efficiently around the course to ensure the putting quality of all of our greens stays on par.
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