Course Update

Today felt like summer and the grass is growing very quickly from the rain over the weekend and the warm temperatures from early this week. The greens were top dressed and brushed on Monday followed by a summer patch plant protectant spray and a wetting agent application. The fairways and tees also were treated with a wetting agent allowing for moisture to move through the soil profile. It's very important to keep the root zone dry during periods of heat and humidity allowing the roots to breath. The wetting agent will also aid in moving water down past the roots during the forecasted thunderstorms toward the end of the week. The new fairway sod is being aerated with quarter inch tines and top dressed to remove thatch and help smooth these areas. Sod comes with a large percentage of thatch from the farm so these aerations will help break that layer down and increase rooting.