Month: June 2015

Finally got a good amount of rain over an inch!!  The course was really dry with no rain and 90 degree temperatures.

Greens:  Solid tine (3/4″) aerification with heavy topdress.  Greens will be rolled and by Friday should be pretty smooth.  The greens needed the compaction relief and some sand dilution for thatch.

Tees/Approaches

I verticut the Tees and Approaches which helps with firmness and thatch reduction.  Soil amendments were added as well for microbe health and root stimulation

Fairways:  We verticut the Front 9 Fairways today and will continue tomorrow until all Fairways are verticut

Bunkers:  We edged bunkers thru 14 today.  We will go thru bunker edges working on depths and firmness this week

The course could use some rain, but I don’t want to complain and receive 20 inches in 2 weeks.  We are dry with no rain in 12 days and 90 degree temps is causing some “Chambers Bay” brown on the course.  I’m sure the rain will be here before we know it and green up will come. 

Greens-verticut and brushed.  10 chipping green and club chipping green were aerified as trial for next weeks green aerification.  It will be 3/4″ solid tine with heavy topdress to prepare greens for July 17th qualifier.  

Tees and approaches:  topdressed

Fwys: aerified and circle cut

Greens:  deep verticut and topdress

Approaches:  aerified 11-18

Roughs:  aerified 14-18

#1 fairway common bermudagrass treatment 

Bunkers edged 5-15 

 

Greens:  hydroject Pg-10

Tees:  verticut 

Fwys:  bermudagrass treatment 1 & 2 and approaches aerified through 12

Roughs:  aerified 9-14

Clubhouse planting prep at front doors

Bunkers edged front 9