Course Update 6.4.26

Drone shot of the 2nd, 10th, and 12th greens on the Blue Course (6.4.26)

Last week, we received nearly 3" of rainfall across the property. Fortunately, course conditions dried out nicely by the weekend, and we have remained dry since. Hot and humid weather has dominated this week, creating ideal growing conditions for bermudagrass. As a result, tees, fairways, roughs, and other bermudagrass areas are now growing aggressively and responding well to the summer weather. All tees and fairways were also treated with foliar fertilizer and plant growth regulator to help maintain color and minimize grass clippings. 

8 Gold on 6.4.26

While these conditions are excellent for bermudagrass, they present additional challenges for our bentgrass greens. Overall all greens are in great shape heading into summer, but elevated temperatures and humidity increase disease pressure and place added stress on the turf. To help maintain healthy playing surfaces, we have continued our light aeration (venting) program on greens across both courses and applied preventative fungicide treatments on Monday and Wednesday. Check out the video below of our latest GPS enabled sprayer in action on #7 Blue green. 

Root Pruning around Greens and Fairways

Root pruning scars on 3 Gold three days after. 

Another project completed this week was root pruning around selected greens and fairways. This process uses specialized equipment to create narrow slits approximately 10 inches deep, severing shallow tree roots that compete with nearby turfgrass for water and nutrients. Root pruning is minimally disruptive to golfers and does not harm the trees, while providing significant benefits to the health and performance of adjacent turf.

Finally, we continued making progress on improvements near the cart barn adjacent to #18 Gold. Our staff is currently regrading the area in preparation for the installation of decomposed granite and new sod. We expect the sod to arrive by the middle of next week and look forward to putting the finishing touches on this highly visible area of the property.

Crew working to finish grading and granite installation at the cart barn on 6.4.26

Next week we will also continue moving forward with seasonal flower replacement and landscape upgrades in the parking lot area. 

As always, thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing everyone on the course this weekend. Hopefully the weather hold off for the 4BALL tourney!