Week of July 10th

 

We are in the dog days of summer.  This week we have seen high heat, some days with low humidity, and some days with high humidity.  We started the week off wet and we have ended the week extremely dry.  The crew has been putting in the hours this week to stay on top of this weather.  

During the beginning of the week, when we were not dragging hoses we were able to spike the greens to help with water and air movement into the greens profile.  The crew also knocked out most of our weekly details including a full sand depth check.  

This week we were also able to spray all playing surfaces.  We used the good soil moisture at the beginning of the week to also spray some weeds around the course.  

As I'm sure most noticed, McDonald and Sons came back out over the weekend to add drainage to the new 17th tee expansion.  The reason we needed to add drainage was because of poor construction mix and tree shade.  The tee was staying extremely wet.  This week after the drainage was installed we were finally able to mow and roll the new teeing area.     

I was completely shocked with how fast the course dried out during the middle of the week.  The crew was on top of it and the hoses came back out.  The team spent the remainder of the week working on moisture and preparing for a great weekend of golf.  

Lastly, I wanted to share a link from the USGA to provide some information on maintaining golf course during the summer months: What Golfers Should Know About Summer Course Care

Thanks for reading.