Rolling Road GC Golf Course Management

  We could not have asked for a better weather week.  Chilly mornings and warm afternoons have the course really waking up.  It was a very busy week for the maintenance team.   The main focus this week was aerification of greens and approaches.  The team did an amazing job completing topdressing, punching, dragging, cleaning cores, brushing and rolling all greens and approaches in 2 days.   We were very pleased with the results from aerification and we were able to spray wetting agent and soil conditioner a day early.   Our first Native Area spray went out this week.  This application was applied for pre- and post-emergent weed control as well as plant growth regulators for chemical thinning.   Once aerification was completed the team continued sodding areas around the course and catching up on mowing during the second half of the week.   Lastly, for the remainder of the week the team will be focused on mowing an...

Typical spring-like weather this week.  The team had a very productive week fighting through some frost delays, chilly afternoons and constant wind.    The team started off the week with tee aerification.  They were able to punch, clean, top-dress and brush all the tees on Monday.   In anticipation of warmer weather the team uncovered the Bermuda Grass hitting area this week.  We will be making some herbicide application next week and hopefully this area will be open soon.   This week was a big spray week.  We were able to spray greens, tees and fairways this week.  We are planning to spray all native areas this week if the wind calms down.   Also this week we spent time programing and building our new irrigation computer.  The computer is up and running and will be tested throughout the remainder of the week.   Lastly, for the end of the week the team will be focused on detail work and getting ready for wha...