Common Bermuda and Roots

The golf course has been holding up well against the storms that we recently have, with close to three inches we have been busy cleaning up cart paths, mulch beds and small wash outs on select bunkers that sit on hill sides. The common bermuda has been actively growing and we have started to actively spray and control this weed on the golf course and this is the whiteness that you see. From a play ability stand point this will not affect the way the golf course plays but only how it looks.

We are behind on mowing rough because of all of this rain. We do plan to catch back up next week and we have a demo mower coming into look at and help us in the process. On Monday we will finish the Practice facility target greens to complete the look we are going for. The Practice Tee that was recently re-grassed is rooting very well into the sand profile.

With the addition of adding water bottles on the golf course this year we received another cooler that was placed near the Tee box on #5. At this point there are water bottles stations at the front of the club house, the Practice facility gazebo,  #5 Tee and #14 Tee. On the side of the water bottle coolers in the small compartment we have converted this for ice only to add to your cup, along with the ice station on #8 bathroom. Speaking of #8 bathroom we are experience a gremlin that likes to trip the breaker for the ice machine usually around rain events, long story short is there is a nick in the wire near the pump house that supplies power to the bathroom. Do not worry, we have electricians working diligently to find the nick, imagine trying to find a needle in a hay stack is where we stand with this issue. So please bare with us if you happen to come across the machine not working.

Common Bermuda turning white 

Can't complain much when you pop out a 8 inch
 root this time of year and for it to stay intact
is something I have never seen.  

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The Practice Range Tee is Complete

With the help of the practice facility being closed today we were able to grass the lower portion of the tee with great success. Our sod came in on big rolls which allowed for a smooth process during this project. With a few rolls extra we decided to add some targets out on the range around the new fairway markers. This looks so much better and something to aim at, they look so good that we will look at doing the other four so that everything matches in the future.

I did some side by side comparison and it is very hard to tell the difference from the untrained eye. Never the less this will be a great addition to the golf course practice facility.

Big roll sod

Applying fertilizer for the new grass

laying the first pass

Please watch the video to see the process

A freshly grassed tee. 

One of two targets that are more defined with the extra sod. 

This is an example of the comparison I was talking about.
The samples are surrounded by rough grass, can you tell
which is the bermuda and which one is the bent grass?

Practice Tee Grass Conversion

Beginning this morning we had our golf course construction crew return to start and finish a small project at the practice facility. If you have already seen the email blast yes we are laying Latitude 36 hybrid bermuda grass that does not even come close to what we try to control on the golf course, a wirey weed. This grass will be a huge benefit because of its ability to recover and fill in quickly. In the end, our goal is to have more time to hit of real grass instead of mats and this grass will help us get there.  At the same time we updated our range markers to better help you see the distance that you are hitting to.

For completion of the tee sod, we are receiving the sod tomorrow and we are hopeful to have the practice facility back open Wednesday morning.

Sod prep

Cutting for removal

Ready to be laser graded

One example of the new markers