With multiple night time lows in the upper 40's the turf on the golf course has started to slow down a bit. The drop in vigor coupled with cart traffic could cause series damage if not dealt with. A couple of ways to help the turf is to control traffic, but to also spot fertilize where the turf receives heavier wear. Kenny, the Second Assistant, has been out applying a little extra nutrition to areas that receives concentrated cart traffic. The extra food help boost the plant's wear tolerance.
Overall, the course continues to remain in excellent playing condition. The green speeds are tracked daily and have been a consistent 10.5-11 on the stimp meter.
The maintenance staff has been busy tidying up details while a lot of members are away for the holiday season. We are putting out lots of mulch and cleaning up areas. I also had the flowers in front of 18 red tee replaced with something more colorful.
And the flowers in front of the clubhouse are blooming wildly as well.
Last week the maintenance crew seeded the range tee with rye grass for the winter. The seedlings are just now starting to pop up between the bermudagrass leaves, so it won't be long before we can move back onto the turf to hit. When the range is opened back up, remember how you hit balls is just as important as using the proper technique to hit balls. Since the range is so small, try to consolidate your range tee usage to lines of divots as compared to 30 divots spread out all over.
Lastly, as season gets into full on action mode, I'd like to ask each of you to "fix two." That tag line will be seen a lot and it means fix your divot and another around you. Repair your ball mark and another beside you. Don't just do one, fix two!
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