The heat has arrived.  We are entering the most difficult time of year managing cool season turf.  Hot, humid weather accompanied by too much rain spell trying times for golf course turf in this region.  So much of the work we have accomplished over the last three years was done to combat these summer extremes.  With the addition of the Crystal BlueLinks fairway turf as well as the tall fescue rough we are ready for the test.  Let the battle begin!  

 

This is a common occurrence this time of year.  We treat different areas of the course almost every day of the week (and we don't like to spray either).

 

 

This is foam used to mark the spray pattern and a cheaper substitute than the blue dye used on the greens and tees.

 

 

Active pythium blight in twelve rough the first morning of Member Guest.  Pythium blight is the most destructive disease around and must be treated immediately.

 

 

Another look at infected tall fescue.

 

 

This is called golfer's disease and it is not from an outing.  This was observed Monday morning on the second hole.

 

 

The turf care center was broken into Friday night and several carts were taken for a joy ride on several holes.  We were very fortunate that they were spotted by members before doing any more damage.  This is the sixteenth hole. 

 

Primping the greens during Member Guest.  Here we are double cutting greens Thursday morning.  John mows the green in one direction ...

 

 

and then mows over the same pass in the opposite direction.

 

 

After mowing the green is then rolled to putting perfection.

 

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