We dodged most of the rain from last night's storm but there is a high percentage of more wet weather for this afternoon through the morning of July 4th. The rain by itself is a welcome sight especially for the rough areas that don't have irrigation but too much rain with high heat and high humidity is a turf managers nightmare. The cultural practices of aerations, topdressing, and dry-jecting while inconvenient at the time are very beneficial right now. The ability to keep the surface of the greens dry is very important during the months of July and August. Wet soil can actually become hotter then the air temperature which is extremely detrimental to the turf's root system. We have vented the practice green and the 6th green as they tend to stay wet and we are watching the moisture levels very closely providing only the amount of moisture needed by the plant between rain events. So far so good as you can see by the picture below the roots are still happy and enjoying all of those deep aeration holes. I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend as Saturday and Sunday look to be beautiful.
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| Please do not use divot mix in the rough |
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| Native Area between 8 and 9 |
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| Roots growing down deep aeration holes over 9 inches |
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