July 12th

Bentgrass seed now germinated in slits on No. 14 and 17!

July is now in full swing with another weekend upon us.  The course is being prepared for another busy weekend at the Club.  Today the turf crew will implement a routine "mow and go" as we anticipate the course will get quite busy by the middle of the day.

WEATHER CONDITIONS
Yesterday was the perfect weather for golf and the turf.  The humidity levels dropped and the temperatures were a moderate 24 degrees.  The turf likes it a little more on the dry side so this kind of weather is perfect for the grass.  Last night's low dipped down to just below 12 degrees!  Today is expected to be sunny, dry with a high of 27 degrees.  UV index very high.

GOLF CART USAGE

Golf carts are available for FULL USE today on the course.  Please avoid any low lying wet areas from Wednesday's rainfall.  Please use cartpaths where provided whenever possible and scatter traffic over turf area to avoid creating compaction that will require aerification.

COURSE CONDITIONS

No. 10 green front imported sod replaced with our quality nursery sod yesterday

Greens - Were cut and rolled today.  Expect green speeds to be up a notch rolling at 9.5 this morning, and increasing to 10 by this afternoon.  Select areas on greens 1, 2 and 10 where imported sod quality was poor and struggling despite attempts to revive it, was re-sodded using our quality nursery sod and ropped off for weekend.  Greens 14 and 17 where the unsodded portion was sprayed with Velocity to reduce the presence of Poa annua (annual bluegrass) within creeping bentgrass/Poa mixed stands of turf, is showing signs of recovery now with the bentgrass now germinated from last week's 3x slitseeding! 
Tees - Were mowed today.
Fairways - Were mowed yesterday and today were roped to remove dew to aid in dollar spot disease prevention by limiting the leaf wetness.
Rough - The lightweight mowers will be mowing green surrounds today for the weekend.  The big rig mower will be finalizing it's second round around the course this week today.
Bunkers - Greenside bunkers will be hand-raked with fan rakes today.  Fairway bunkers will be spun with the Sand Pro rake.
Ground Under Repair - Treat all new sodded areas IN ROUGH as 'ground under repair'.  No. 18 fairway has been overseeded to recover ice damage.  Treat any bare areas on No. 18 as 'ground under repair'.

Course Etiquette - Please remember to repair ball marks and replace divots.  If carrying your golf bag and using the sand tubes, please use on FAIRWAYS ONLY.  Do not use sand tubes or bottles to fix tee divots!!!  It's the golf course maintenance staff responsibility to repair all tee divots on a periodic basis.  Using the sand and seed mix on tees will deplete your available material for fixing fairway divots prematurely!  We also use a different seed on the tees for shadier conditions and quicker germination.

Driving Range - Due to this week's rainfall, the Driving Range remains open for PARTIAL USE ONLY. We were making headway with the standing water all drained down early this week, but the downpour Wednesday reflooded the range and it still lingers as we continue to pump water.  We ask that you hit only from the stations that are set up, and only at the flagsticks set up (yardages are indicated on the permanent marker). The range will be closed during certain times to hand pick as needed, and for Junior Clinics. Thank you for your understanding during this wet season with high lake levels.
Gardens - Lillies grown on site in our cut flower garden have made a nice addition to table tops in the clubhouse this season thanks to our garden crew!

Lillies grown in cut-flower garden used in clubhouse

UPCOMING MAINTENANCE REMINDERS
Greens will be vented and topdressed Tuesday morning July 16th (weather permitting)

Have a great round!