October 7, 2011

Update

Hole 16

The greens were top dressed earlier this week.  I have received a number of compliments on how true the greens are rolling.  The greens were groomed frequently the week prior to top dressing.  Grooming helps to reduce grain or lateral growth of the grass blades.


My voice recorder on a recently groomed green

The grass is really growing right now.  We mowed the collars and approaches an extra time this week, and they are looking good.  Most of our time this week was spent mowing all the turf areas on the golf course.  The buffalo blower was also out on the course quite a bit this week tidying up clippings.  Tuesday night it rained pretty hard, which led to some severe bunker washouts.  Dean and Jerry did a great job repairing the bunkers Wednesday morning.  The fairways were fertilized this week, and are looking really good. The course is in great playing condition for our upcoming tournaments.  The Florence Classic tournament is this weekend (Sunday at Sandpines) and the Coast Open tournament is next Wednesday and Thursday.


2 bucks enjoying a round at Sandpines