When golf and maintenance collide!  Aeration and seeding time is here and unfortunately it makes playing golf very frustrating.  Why are we always working on the course?!  And on a holiday too!?  The fact is now is the best time to seed cool season turf.  In order to have success with our seeding we must water the seed-a lot.  The only way to have success is by applying adequate moisture and then maintaining that level until the plants are established.  Golf carts are particularly harmful to the new seedlings so we ask that you keep your cart on the path where applicable. Carts should be able to begin driving on the fairways soon.  

All of the approaches as well as the entire fairways on holes 5, 7, and 8 were solid tined aerated and then topdressed.  Keeping on this program will firm these areas up and allow the course more roll.

Seeding the intermediate rough with a tall fescue-bluegrass blend.  We have seen germination in six days!

Bent seedlings emerging after only four days,

Adequate moisture is a must to ensure seeding success.  We are very dry so rain would be a huge benefit right now.  No irrigation system can be as uniform in precipitation distribution as Mother Nature.

Annual bluegrass weevils are here.  Here is a plug from the first fairway showing the larvae in the thatch layer.  These insects are very difficult to control due to their multiple generations.

Annual bluegrass weevil damage in a fairway.  It prefers annual bluegrass but unfortunately will attack bentgrass also.

Topdressing applied in tandem.  Aerification went well despite the hot weather.

New assistant Josh dispersing sand with our turbine blower.

A good soaking in immediately following.  Rain is forecast which would be perfect!

Toughest summer weather of the year.  Heat index in excess of 100 makes it difficult.