Week of June 15th

 

Another busy week at the Club.  The team hit it hard this week completing all weekly tasks and dialed in some details.  

The team started off the week grooming and topdressing greens, followed by a wetting agent application and soil spray.  The wetting agent helps with water infiltration and getting the soil spray where it is needed for the roots.  

 

Main focus this week was details around the course.  The team completed a full bunker sand check, removing any grass runners on the edges and blowing sand splash on the faces.  Also this week the team was back trimming fence lines around the property.  

 

With the lack of rain since Memorial Day weekend, the crew spent a lot of time this week with moisture management.  Tees and fairways were hand watered to help get the moisture consistent.  Headed into the longest days of summer it is extremely important not to have too much water in the soils as well as not to little.  

 

I wanted to spend some time going over proper use of the practice facilities.  First, we will be using Monday's during the summer months to give the practice green a break.  When using the practice green and spending a lot of time in one area please use a towel to stand on.  As you can see from one of the pictures above, standing in one spot for a long period of time without using a towel can cause damage to the green which will take weeks to recover.  Also, as a reminder please use the linear pattern shown above while practice to limit the time of recovery from divots.  

Lastly, the team will be spending the remainder of the week getting the course ready for what looks like a great weekend for golf.  Happy Father's Day.  

Thanks for reading.