Greens: The turf has been a little off-color, but that's in response to the stretch of hot weather we recently experienced and is not an indication of poor health. We wanted the root zone to dry out and force deeper rooting, which will help the turf survive the stressful summer season. We had some dry spots show up in the collars which we addressed by hand watering, but overall the turf held up great during the first heat wave of the season. We also lowered the mowing height again this week and the greens are rolling great.
Tees: The tees are also a little off-color and are due for an application of fertilizer. We'll use an organic 5-4-5 fertilizer next week which will green them up and help with divot recovery. Organic fertilizers are safe to use in warm weather and release their nutrients over 8-10 weeks.
Fairways: The turf is healthy and has great color. Many of the bad fairways from last year have improved dramatically and will continue to get better. Even though it was hot and dry earlier this week, we were finally able to sod the two drain lines on Orchard 5 and the areas in Lakes 5 approach. The sod will need to be rolled and topdressed several times before it's ready for play, so please keep off of it as much as possible. The beginning of Orchard 6 fairway is scheduled to be sodded early next week, depending on the weather.
Bunkers: Edges were trimmed this week and that process will occur every few weeks depending on how quickly the turf grows. The grass surrounds were sprayed with a herbicide several weeks ago to control weeds, but will need to be sprayed again as new weeds have emerged.
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| Recently sodded drain line near the green on Orchard 5 fairway |
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| Recently sodded drain line in the middle of Orchard 5 fairway |
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| Low areas void of turf prepped for sod on Lakes 5 approach |
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| Recently sodded areas on Lakes 5 approach |
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