The week looks great for turf recovery as temperature's are expected to be in the upper 70's to low 80's for highs and lows in the 50's. The golf course is in great shape following the hottest month on record. The area's that received the most damage were on the fairways and approaches with the majority of turf loss being annual bluegrass. We will go in to these area's and core aerify, verticut, seed and topdress. It will take a couple of weeks for these area's to fill in with bentgrass.
I planned on mini-tining greens tomorrow, but the rain is going to delay us. I don't want to put the aerifiers on the greens when they are soft. We will re-schedule for a different date. The greens held up great during the summer. The greens program will change in a couple of weeks to promote the bent over the poa.
We lost the majority of our summer staff this past week. They did a great job and I appreciate all of their efforts. Staffing went from 22 employees to 8. This is normal for us and we always make it through it. The majority of the changes include ride mowing greens and tees instead of walk mowing and altering the maintenance to bunkers, course set-up and projects.
See you on the course.
The CRCC Turf Management blog is designed to communicate the goals and strategies of our management practices along with some general information to ensure that you have a great golfing experience.
