Happy that winter is in the past and warm weather is here and will remain till the fall. I wanted to update you all on the conditions of the greens. During the winter months our greens took a beating from the extreme cold. As you all can remember the temperatures fell into the teens for several nights and daytime temperatures barely got above the freezing mark. Some of the greens such as #4,5,7,14 are set back due to these extreme conditions and time is needed to allow these greens to heal up and be consistent with the remaining greens. For that reasons the height of cut has been higher than normal, today we are cutting greens at .130. Wednesday we will lower the HOC to .125(1/8"), then by mid April the HOC will go to .117 for the remainder of the summer. I have not yet started my water soluble fertilizer program with the growth regulator (Primo), only because I chose to apply a granular fertilizer to promote growth. to give the above listed greens a chance to recover.
Second dilemma-Our riding greens mowers are crashing, in December we lost our first mower then in February we lost our second. Now, our third is crippled quite badly. Century Golf is in full progress of getting us new walking greens mowers, I just don't know the time frame yet.
The golf course maintenance staff is highly dedicated to the membership of this club and will make every effort possible to give the membership a quality product. Thanks for your patience!
Willy Plowman
Golf Course Superintendent
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