Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Discoloration to greens

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.

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