Agronomy Department and Course Weekly Update

November 13, 2013

We had our first cold snap of the year this week and the Agronomy Department pulled the turf covers over the greens.  If we had someone with a video camera we could have been on “America’s Funniest Home Videos” because the combination of 25 mph winds and tarps tend to drag people around. It took 8 employees 4.5 hours to do our 1^st greens covering; I believe we will become more efficient with practice. This morning I checked the soil temps of the tee boxes vs greens, it was 12 degrees warmer underneath the tarps and that is scientific proof of why we need to cover the greens.  We are still finalizing our protocol on covering greens in regards to temperature and play.  Next week, I will have finalized information, once presented to the Golf and Grounds Committee.  Just for your basic information we look for 25 degrees F or colder.

Medalist has started grading in the landscape area on 7, 8, 15, 16 and sod installation will start on Thursday.  Pricing is almost complete for the plant material that will be installed after the sod is laid.  

We are also working on a basin washout on the left hand side of #3 cart path, so please be careful, as we will have it roped off.     

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kmacdonald@valleycrest.com and for more information follow us on Twitter @stivescc_vcsup and the Blog: http://vcgmstivescountryclub.blogspot.com/

See y’all on the course,

Kyle Macdonald, GCS, Class A