Agronomy Update

April 20, 2016

Bunker Renovation Update:

            Medalist is finishing rough shaping the new bunkers on the 6^th hole today. We have a site visit scheduled with Billy Fuller tomorrow to review the changes. Billy will make any necessary changes and give his approval to begin installing drainage. Once approved, Medalist will move a crew to the 8^th hole and begin demolition of the current greenside bunkers.  At that point, Medalist, will be working on #6 and #8 simultaneously which will expedite the final stages of the project.   

Annual flower installation:

            We will take delivery of the summer annuals on Monday, April 25^th. It typically takes approximately 2 days to complete the installation at Clubhouse, Tennis facility and Front entrance.  We are looking forward to putting summer color back into the beds, since the deer and Mother Nature were hard on winter annuals.

Cart Path Repair:

            Wall to Wall Golf finished the cart path repairs over the weekend. The repairs are much easier on the carts and will make your round more enjoyable.  The Maintenance Team is backfilling the edges, leveling and re sodding along the repaired areas and expected to finish this task by early next week.   

Topdressing Greens:

            The weather is finally turning towards growing Bermuda grass (140 rule). Yesterday in the “maintenance gap”, we applied light topdressing to the greens. This weekly application is critical in maintaining the thatch level in the greens. The sand dilutes the thatch build up in the greens cavity which in turn increases firmness. The topdressing also smooths the putting surface and increases ball roll (speed). The goal is to find the perfect amount of sand each week; typically we aim to reduce visual signs of sand 3 day after application. We will continue with this weekly application until the weather is consistently dips below the “140 rule”.   

Tree removal #16:

            We removed a section of trees on the 16^th hole that was providing too much shade to grow Bermuda grass. We have the scheduled the stump grinder for this coming Monday and then we will begin removing the dead turf and resodding the area. After removing the trees, it really opens up the right side of #16 and does not appear to be quite as narrow.