Winterizing Update

The winterizing has started and the weather is cooperating to some degree. We have been able to spray the greens and fairways with our preventative winter disease applications. This week the tees are being sprayed and we will begin topdressing the tees as well. This entire process takes a great deal of time but the benefits definitely outweigh the time spent. In the previous entry, a detailed explanation of why we spray and topdress was written. Here are a few pictures to go along with the explanation.


This picture was taken in April of 2009. You can clearly see the areas that were topdressed prior to the winter. The green grass is from the sand absorbing the sunlight and giving off heat.

One of the tees on hole #4. I show this picture every year to the person that is topdressing the tees. Please try not to make any skips while topdressing. This picture was taken in March of 2009. Not green yet but it is starting.

Not me or a person on my crew. These pictures were taken in December of 2007. A decision was made by a Superintendent to continue to topdress. If you really want to know, try and expand the following picture on the driver of the tractor and you will find the answer.

Probably not the safest time to be topdressing with a heavy load of sand and smooth tires.