The course received 1.2 inches of rain with the two storms that passed over MGC yesterday. The crew will be working on mowing around green surrounds today, mowing greens and fairways as well as continuing on the rough. We have lowered the height of the rough to help keep up with the surge of growth that we have been seeing the past few days. I will have the blowers out behind the rough mower dispersing clippings. The greens will be sprayed to prevent pythium disease this morning which is caused by hot wet humid night time conditions that will be consistent the next 5 days.
A reminder that we will be Dry-Ject aerating the greens on August 13th, this is part of the advanced agronomic plan that we established after the issues last season. An example of this aeration method can be seen on the TPC Sawgrass blog located on the right of your screen.
Once the greens heal an ISTRC sample will be taken from the 6th green and compared to last season's sample showing the amount of improvement the extra aerifications have created. These results will give us a numeric target to help determine our aeration practices for next season. Our goal in simple terms is to reduce the thatch layer in the greens allowing them to drain better creating healthier turf through various weather conditions while improving the speed and playability on a consistent basis.
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