The International team tournament is this weekend so the crew spent two days edging bunkers and re-distributing sand to even the sand depth of the bunkers and they look great. The greens have been rolling stead between 10 and 11 now they we have been able to control the moisture the last few days and the humidity had dropped. It looks as though traditional summer weather will return Sunday night into next week with temperatures in the 90's and high humidity. Daytime temperatures are important to the turf but more important are night time temperatures. Temperatures under 70 degrees at night allow the turf to recover from the stress of the day while nighttime temperatures above 70 inhibit the turfs ability to recover.
The Bacterial Wilt on the greens has been kept in check following the change in our fungicide and growth regulator programs although recovery is going to be slow. The second generation annual bluegrass weevil larvae have been found in the fairways in certain spots and have been treated again. Areas of Poa trivialis in fairways are also showing signs of decline as is traditional during the summer months but our previous years of overseeding are really showing how much bentgrass we have established in these areas. We will be again over-seeding these areas this fall to continue establishing bentgrass and eradicating the Poa trivialis.
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