Rolling Road GC Golf Course Management

  What a stretch.  This has been some of the toughest growing conditions I can remember.  Storms, heat, humidity and no wind made this week brutal.   3 rounds of storms this week made the course soft and saturated.  When you combine the rain, temperatures, high humidity, and lack of wind the course is staying wet and has no ability to dry.  This has made mowing on normal schedules nearly impossible.  We had to raise the heights of cut on all short grass areas to help prevent mechanical damage and give the turf a fighting chance to survive.   Emergency soil and foliar sprays were needed this week to help prevent soil diseases and protect the plant through this stretch.     Moisture management and being in control of the moisture is the most important factor to making it through the summer months.  We have been very successful so far this season pushing soil moisture and keeping surfaces drier until this week.  For...

  Last week of June and the start of July.  The beginning of summer has been tougher this year than past years.  Cold to start, followed by extremely wet, then hot and dry, followed by hot and wet. We have had it all so far and we are not even close to the end of summer.  Routine sprays not working, other sprays causing turf issues, having to mow when wet, then watering like crazy.  Storms producing intense lightning that has caused major issues to the buildings and irrigation system.  The start of this summer is one to remember.  This week was more of the same: hot and dry followed by hot and wet after extreme thunderstorms.  The team fought through all the weather challenges and had a great week.       The team started off the week hand watering, getting some much needed course details done and spraying.   Not only were greens tees and fairways sprayed this week, the team also completed our monthly herbicide applica...