It is already the month of May and we have a lot of projects ahead of us on the golf course. The golf course maintenance staff is dedicating the month of May to turfgrass quality, repair, seeding and overall color.
As mentioned in our last blog, the seeding of the newly renovated areas has started. Today we seeded the areas on holes #4 and #7. Tomorrow we will finish the seeding on holes #6, #13 and #16. Along with the seeding, we have began cutting out areas of weak or worn out turf so that we can replace with good healthy sod. You will see various areas throughout the back nine that are either new areas or areas ready for sod. This process will continue until all of these areas are fixed.
The most important area that we will focus on are our greens. Last week we hosted the Tetherow Fourball during which our green speeds were between a 9.3 and 9.8. We will maintain a 9.2 for the golfing season. I feel that we are right on track to achieve this goal and that our greens have become faster sooner compared to last season. As you may have noticed, a few of the greens have some areas that were damaged this past winter. This week we are going to start addressing these areas. Drill seeding, topdressing with sand and diatomaceous particles along with a wetting agent application should remedy these areas. Any other areas that are completely bare, we will replace with healthy turf.
As for the color, we will continue to fertilize and maintain the current color. Tetherow is not going to be a "green" golf course. We strive to maintain a color that is not so green. Due to the fine fescue and colonial bentgrass mixture, our fertility rates are rather low compared to other golf courses in the area and with low fertility comes a not so green golf course. Just look at it as a golf course that is firm and fast that produces longer drives off the tee. Always a good thing for most of us average golfers.
From the golf course maintenance crew, have a great week.
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