Course maintenance has concluded for 2019.  Thanks to minimal rainfall we were very conservative in our approach.  The course has received a paltry 1.65 inches since August 1st and we have purchased nearly two million gallons.  More heat is coming this week so expect more city water to be required.

 

Deep tine aeration of the greens.  This is the first time we have done this in September and may not be the last!

 

 

After the deep tine we core aerified using very small tines.

 

 

Once cleaned and rolled the putting surfaces looked like this.

 

 

Our next step was to core aerify the collars with a tighter spacing.  After these were cleaned up the green was ready for a light topdressing.  Once topdressed the greens were brushed lightly and then watered.  The next day all were seeded and ready for a Friday opening.

 

 

Our water situation is not improving.

 

 

 

This week we are concentrating on the collars and tees.  Here Richard seeds weak areas with a drop seeder. 

 



 Max follows with a dimple seeder to push the seed into the ground.

 

Once completed it looks like this.  Time to water!

 

 

We had two tree contractors on site while we were closed-one for fine pruning and another for take downs.  Here a large red oak near the ninth green is hazard pruned.

 

 

Custom Touch Tree Service is our company of choice for removals.  In three days they removed eleven oaks and hauled off all the wood not chipped.

 

 

Eighteen fairway before....

 

 

And after!!!!