Finally a little rain to start the weekend.  We have a busy week ahead as all greens, tees, and fairways will be aerated.  Greens and fairways will be contracted out to expedite the process.  Play will be available on a limited basis so please check with the pro shop before venturing out.  The driving range will remain open.

It has been a difficult period with wind and tree pollen.  Here oak flowers litter the thirteenth bunker.  Oaks produce both male and female flowers.  The male flowers are called catkins and much larger and when they drop are a royal pain!

Oak catkins on the thirteenth green.  All fine turf areas must be blown before mowing.

Bunker sand was added to some shallow bunkers this week.

Covering sterilized greens sand for aeration.  This sand must be bone dry to spread properly in the DryJect equipment.

Spring Dead Spot disease on the driving range tee.  This disease affects bermudagrass and is difficult to control even with preventive fungicides.

The bermuda is just beginning to grow so it shouldn't be too long before we are able to hit off grass.  The light green turf is perennial ryegrass and the blue is the bermuda just starting to grow.

Cross cutting fairways for the first time this season.

Adding mulch around the old oak trees!

Dead annual bluegrass weevil adults and a successful insecticide application.

Beautiful tulips about to wrap up for the season.