Week of June 26th

 

Another busy - but amazing - week at the club. The weather was perfect not only for golf but also for the maintenance team who had a very productive week.  

This was a very heavy spray week for the crew.  We were able to spray our normal weekly application on greens but also had to spray tees twice this week, fairways, a soil spray on greens, primary rough and native areas.  Matt and the crew crushed it getting everything sprayed by Thursday morning.  

On Tuesday we were able to apply a light topdressing of sand and hand brush the sand in.  This application helps smooth out the putting surface and protect the plant from traffic and mechanical damage.  

The aerification equipment has been busy so far this year.  On Wednesday Eddie and Diego were able to punch all the new tee boxes from last year's project and also punch the new fairway and approach expansions.  We will continue working on these areas throughout the year as weather permits.  

The team was able to trim and clean up the bottom section of the fence around the entire property this week.  The machine we use to cut back the vegetation in the off season is unable to get the bottom part of the fence.  

Lastly, as we head into a great 4th of July weekend and summer heat is in the forecast. We wanted to remind everyone that you will most likely see the team out syringing greens to help cool down the plant during the heat of the day.  Here is a link to help understand why syringing is so important: https://www.gcmonline.com/research/news/syringing-turfgrass-canopy

Thanks for reading.