The last couple of weeks have been filled with weather extremes
on the golf course. A brutal stretch of
90 degree plus days followed by deluges of rain has kept the maintenance staff
busy. It seems like as soon as we get
all the debris up from one storm, another thunderstorm rolls through depositing
sticks and debris everywhere. On two out of the three nights for the club
championship the bunkers washed out completely. The new bunkers on 15 did
great and needed little to no attention.
The heat took its toll on some of the bent grass sod on the
greens. The roots have not grown much
past the clay layer that came on the sod. This leaves them very susceptible to
damage from the high temperatures. A
couple of cool nights last weekend helped bounce them back to green so they can
build some reserves to fight the heat.
We have raised the mowers on the sod areas and are applying additional
nutrients to give the grass a fighting chance.
We will also be solid tine aerating frequently to keep water and air
moving through the sod.
On Monday, we put a heavy topdressing on the Bermuda around the
greens. We are trying to get it smoother
and more playable through sanding. It
will be a little messy for a few days but will help in the long run. We are hoping to have a surface that we can
putt through on a consistent basis!
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