8/9/19
Golf
Maintenance FYI
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The
3-week course closure was a great success with an abundance of cultural
practices being completed.
o
All
greens were verticut 8 times, aerified 2 times, top-dressed with sand and
fertilized.
o
Tees
were verti-cut, vacuumed, aerified, top-dressed with sand and fertilized
o
Fairways
and Approaches were verti-cut 2 times, vacuumed, aerified 2 times, fraise
mowed, raked and top-dressed with sand and fertilized
o
Roughs
were scalped, aerified and fertilized
o
The
vacuuming and removal of grass clippings generated over 570 yards of material
that was hauled off property.
Part of the debris pile
Top-dressing Hole 16 Fairway
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The
turf is now recovering very well and improving every day. Compliments to our
employees for working through some extreme heat, humidity, rain and dusty
conditions.
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Our
equipment is put to the test during the course closing and we experienced only
a few unexpected issues. Compliments to our mechanic, Roman Gomez, for having
everything ready and repaired in a timely fashion.
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The
Curfew application completed in June to help control nematodes continues to be
successful. An example of this can be seen on Hole 17 where there was a small
miss from the applicator and so the Nematodes have continued to damage the
turf. Due to this positive response, I have scheduled another application for
June 2020.
The rain over the past couple of weeks has been extraordinary. There has been rain at all times of the day including lightning that prevents work from being completed and has been extremely frustrating. Compliments to David Forrey for scheduling our staff to complete the work as efficiently as possible whilst maintaining very high standards throughout the course.
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I
enjoyed some time off with my family visiting family members in both Galway,
Ireland and London, England. It was fantastic to get away for a while and I
can’t thank David Forrey, Tina Fry and the leadership group for their
outstanding work in my absence.
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I
will be hosting a local Superintendent event here on Thursday, August 15. It
will be an 8:30 AM Shotgun with 50 to 60 expected participants followed by
lunch. Member play will be included in the Shotgun. We will be putting our best
effort forward to have the course in great shape – let’s hope Mother Nature
cooperates.
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I
will be hosting a local Superintendent educational seminar here on Thursday,
August 22. It will be held in the clubhouse and will include lunch for 30 to 40
participants. It is an annual event for Superintendents to obtain their Golf
Course Best Management Certification that is valid for 4 years. David Forrey
will be renewing his certification. Tina Fry and I are currently certified.
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