Course Update

by Jim Howell, Director of Agronomy

I hope everyone is enjoying the golf course and golf season this year. Unfortunately this year’s spring green up through mid-June was very challenging for the Agronomy staff with the cool temperatures and amount of winter injury we received on the warm season grasses. The fairways, tees, collars, approaches and roughs lost several acres of turf from the winter temperatures we had last year. So far to date the staff has cut and removed 1.6 acres of damaged areas and re-sodded with Tahoma 31 on collars and Tiff Tuff Bermuda on approaches and green surrounds. The grow-in went very well and was playable by mid-May.

Currently we are in the process of repairing several areas on fairways starting on hole #7, 14, 4, 6. These fairways are scheduled for completion by the end of June. After completion we will touch up some other areas on the golf course needing attention. Our team would like to thank the membership for accepting these challenges we are facing along with maintaining the golf course and grounds.

Enjoy the remainder of the golf season!

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