We have been really busy over the past couple of weeks... It's been great to be out on the golf course and hitting a stride in a work week without rain.
Leading up to member /member the golf course has been mowed, the landscape area behind #12 green is getting close to completion, pinestraw is also going down around the clubhouse and some areas on the course. All lake banks, creek banks, grass hills have been sprayed to reduce broadleaf weeds and we cleaned out the weedy area behind #8 green. This area is going to be a big focus for us regarding keeping the natural area weed free.
Next week we will begin our slit aerification of the fwys to help promote new growth. This year we saw a resurgence of spring dead spot in the fwys. Unfortunately, this disease attacks in the fall and is not visible until the spring. Spring dead spot has plaugued plant pathologists for years and as of now there is not a reliable preventative fungicide. This aerification, along with a kick of fertilizer to the fwys, will help to jump start new growth in these spots and we should recover quickly, just like years past.
Tee aerification will follow once the soil temperature gets up a bit more and the Bermuda is actively growing. We are fertilizing all Bermuda turf next week and will start a more aggressive plan on par three and range tee tops over the next few weeks. Any area that doesn't show signs of aggressive grow-in will be resodded.
The weather has been super over the past few weeks and I hope you are out enjoying the course.
As always , if you have any questions or concerns about the course please send me an email.
wesley.michielsen@ourclub.com
