Recovery in Full Swing

Its been 12 days since we finished aerification of the greens and we are starting to see some growth  with clippings in the buckets instead of just sand. I know its frustrating to many members putting over holes and through sand but the weather controls growth, plain and simple. No amount of fertilizer will increase growth if the soil is too cold, extra fertility during cold periods only builds in the soil until the warm weather arrives causing a flush of growth with slow unhealthy putting surfaces. I have attached two charts below that show the Cool GP or growth potential of cool season turf. The charts clearly show this week will be much better for growing turf then last week with red indicating temperatures too cold for growth, yellow indicating some temperature stress, and green for good growth potential.

As a reminder please fill your divots on tees and fairways with the mix provided and please look for your ball marks on the greens and repair them properly.

Last weeks growth potential - all red/yellow

This weeks growth potential - green/yellow