Course Update

This summer has had everything, dry, extreme heat, soaking rains followed by more heat and humidity.  The golf course has held up very well since the beginning of July when we lost our main irrigation pump for two weeks.  As soon as it was replaced someone turned on the rain and hasn't shut it off since.  The course has received over 17" of rain in the past 24 days with temps approaching 90 degrees in between.  The putting has been under water 11 times in these past 24 days.  Needless to say but these aren't optimal growing conditions for the middle summer.  We've raised the height of cut on our greens mowers to try and limit the stress on the turf.  We've backed off on mowing and rolling in the same day, we try to choose one or the other but not both.  The weather going forward looks to be decent and hopefully we will see some recovery.  The greens were dryject aerified yesterday morning using straight sand.  This process is vital as it creates channels for root growth and also drainage while relieving compaction.  The entire process took roughly 4 hours, the greens were then brushed and blown off, the holes will take a few days to heal.  Enjoy the rest of the golf season and lets hope for no more rain!