Christmas with the AC on.....

Welcome to Sum-iter 2016! You think it's Winter because it's December, but really feels like Summer and makes the grass grow like crazy. 

Mowed rough today....as we say in the grass biz "we baled hay."  I've been tending to turf for almost 20 years and can't think of a Winter like this. Don't get me wrong, the warm weather has been fabulous for the course, it's Really good right now. All of the growth has the turf super dense and is producing great lyes. 

In anticipation of the inevidable onslaught of carts and traffic, the crew has been using the extra warmth and some fertilizers to make sure that when everyone comes back the course is ready. Also, the range tee has been over-seeded and the grass part will open up on January 1st for practice. This year's ryegrass stand came in very nicely and I appreciate everyone's patience in getting it established. 

An update on the two putting greens....

The two practice greens are still a little scraggly looking. They are definitely better than what they were, but quite always away from greens 1-18. I've been very cautious about pushing them too hard to recover as I don't want to make them regress by giving them too much love. Efforts to spead up recovery still include a slightly higher nurtritional diet, increased height of cut and constant plugging out of damaged areas. I know it's not much of a consolation but we are not alone in our struggles with putting surfaces. Literally everyone of my colleagues I've spoken to, regardless of the size of their budget, have at least one green that they are struggling with in some way. That should tell you how unusual this Sum-iter has been!