Course Update

Following a cold start to Spring, temperatures have finally begun to normalize and with that soil temperatures are consistently over 55 degrees allowing the turf to finally begin to grow with some regularity.  Due to the inconsistency of the weather the bentgrass on the greens, tees, and fairways was slow to come around and had taken on a purplish hue.  This is no longer case and it has greened up nicely.  Last week we applied a granular fertilizer (Polyon) with an insecticide (Acelepryn) and a pre-emergent herbicide (Dimension) all rolled into one in the rough and greens and bunker surrounds.  This product saved us time and money by allowing us to make a singular application instead of the usual two applications, one for the granular fertilizer and one for the insecticide and herbicide.  Just a reminder, the golf course will be closed on Tuesday, May 9th for fairway aerification.  This was originally scheduled for April 4th but due to the weather had to be pushed back.  Finally, please remember to fix ball marks, replace divots, and only use the divot mix on the tees, fairways, and approaches.  Enjoy your weekend and I hope to see you out there.