Agronomy Update

May 10, 2016

Bunker Renovation Update:

            The 2016 phase of the bunker renovation has been completed and in doing so it completes 50% of the total project. This summer we will be working with Medalist on bidding the 2017 phase. Medalist is also finishing up a few drainage projects on the driving range and #18 tees, expect completion by Thursday afternoon.

           

Spring Sodding:

            The next two weeks we will be working on painting, cutting, prepping and laying sod in areas that did not transition from winter.  A majority of the damage is typical cart path edges and high traffic walkways. Overall, the course did well considering the extremely wet fall (50+ inches) and the wild temperature swings during the winter (75F on 12/26/16).

Greens:

            The greens lost a good bit of color this past weekend; the morning lows dipped into the low 40’s and the greens went off color. Warmer temperatures and abundant sunshine over the next few days will have everything greening back up. As always, evaluating our programs is critical and there was drastic improvement from the spring of 2015. However, critical analysis both internally and externally is a must. One of the unique ways of analyzation in BrightView, is by inviting Dr. Todd Bunnell Ph. D, to visit and review our processes. Dr. Bunnell oversees the agronomic programs of over 80+ courses throughout the county, so his information is a great tool for our course.