The Member Member Tournament was a great tournament. The conditions of the golf course shaped up well. I wanted to give everyone a heads up on what to expect the week after with the greens.
* The air temperatures have dropped a bunch. For three straight mornings the lows have been in the low 50's with the highs reaching into the upper 70's and/or lower 80's. That does not reach our 150 temperature rule. Remember add the night time and the daytime temperatures togehter and they need to reach or exceed 150 degrees combined temperature. If this is happening it will cause turf to turn off color.
* Because we mow and roll the greens numerous amounts of time the week of the tournament sometimes this can cause the tips of the turf to get hot in turn that burns the tips of the turf and will brown the greens putting surface.
* On the actual two days of the tournament we generally will not water greens with the sprinklers, only some hand watering as needed. We do this to help pick up the putting speeds. So in doing this, the soil may get dried out and begin discoloring the turf. Nothing to worry about, all it takes is a little water and a few days for recovery. On Monday I did apply a small shot of fertilizer to help in the recovery process.
For those of you who have played the course this week you will experience a few greens out there that are discolored. Nothing to fear, the moisture levels have all been checked and are in guidance. As far as holes #7 & 8 greens I'm not sure what those spots are on the greens other than scalping. I will keep a good eye on these to make sure they are not spreading.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Update on the greens
The greens are shaping up nicely, even the the four same ole greens that always want to be the trouble makers are coming around. The practice green is recovering well, just a little more time and it will begin to tighten up like the other greens are. I'm pleased with the overall conditions and will begin my summer management plan starting the first week of May. As far as aerifications to the greens, the first one is scheduled for June 1st, then August 9th. The aerification to fairways is scheduled for the first week of June.
In case you wonder why particular greens have problems in recovering after the winter months let me share a few reasons.
**Practice green--This green receives the highest amount of traffic than any other green. The wear and tear of foot traffic can wear grass down to the dirt. On top of that these greens go dormant throughout the winter months and very little growth is actually taking place. So we have to be careful not to wear the turf to far down and it's up to me to keep the fertility up to the necessary rate to keep it actively growing and to manage the water correctly.
**Hole #4,5,6--These three greens live in a totally different environment than the rest of the greens. There's trees blocking the air movement, morning sun does not cover the surface until later in the morning and then evening sun is covering turf as well. This in turn can cause turf to thin out. So these particular three greens require a little bit more tender care than the rest do.
Overall our goal is to maintain 20 perfect greens, just remember these greens are like our children and we all know that none of our children are the same. Also, let's remember the 150 degree rule. In order for turf to be in growing stages the total temperature needs reach 150 degrees. So far in 2010 there has been one day where the temperatures reached this degree.
Well let me take that back today we were at 158 degrees, yea buddy! The turf is growing now.
In case you wonder why particular greens have problems in recovering after the winter months let me share a few reasons.
**Practice green--This green receives the highest amount of traffic than any other green. The wear and tear of foot traffic can wear grass down to the dirt. On top of that these greens go dormant throughout the winter months and very little growth is actually taking place. So we have to be careful not to wear the turf to far down and it's up to me to keep the fertility up to the necessary rate to keep it actively growing and to manage the water correctly.
**Hole #4,5,6--These three greens live in a totally different environment than the rest of the greens. There's trees blocking the air movement, morning sun does not cover the surface until later in the morning and then evening sun is covering turf as well. This in turn can cause turf to thin out. So these particular three greens require a little bit more tender care than the rest do.
Overall our goal is to maintain 20 perfect greens, just remember these greens are like our children and we all know that none of our children are the same. Also, let's remember the 150 degree rule. In order for turf to be in growing stages the total temperature needs reach 150 degrees. So far in 2010 there has been one day where the temperatures reached this degree.
Well let me take that back today we were at 158 degrees, yea buddy! The turf is growing now.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
2010 Prepaing for Member Member
For those of you who are participating in the 2010 Member Member Tournament you should be pleased with the conditions on the golf course. The temperatures have began to warm up enough to get the turf growing. The greens themselves appear to be good shape and we will continue to improve them as we approach the 1st round on Friday. For those of you who haven't been out to play in a while look for some changes in the scenery. New signage, sand boxes, Marquette houses, yardage stones have all been either made by myself and Will McCullogh and the tee yardage markers have been relocated to the slopes of the tee's just off the tee box cut. You'll also notice hole #6 in the woods clean up has begun in removing all the material dumped there through out the years. Also let's don't forget Mark Hamlin, he brought a machine to work on some drainage issues on the back of the driving range and behind #8 tee box. Thanks Mark.
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