As I sit here this morning typing this, we are again being hit hard with rain showers. It is that time of year again when as soon as the course dries out from the last front that moved through, we are inundated with another day or two of rain. I remember back only 4 months ago we were praying for any kind of rain, well I guess our prayers have been answered.
We have spent the majority of this week, trying to catch back up with the rough mowing that we missed last week due to the wet conditions, looks like we will be playing catch up to catch up next week again. Fairways did not fare too well during the wet conditions that we endured over the last couple of weeks with some damage being man-made and some due to Mother Nature. The fairways have become a little "leggy" with not much bottom to them due to the weather conditions. However, with a few more mowings, some warm temperatures, and sunshine; they should recover just fine before the growing slows to a halt.
The Rack sponsored Divot Day has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 27 and if you have not signed up to help out, please do so. I want to personally thank Charlie Berger and Harry Bradstreet for taking the bull by the horns and putting this together. The Match Play championship is scheduled for this weekend and it looks like the deadline is nearing, so get signed up before noon today.
Sounds like the rain is beginning to fall again, which it will probably do for the majority of the day. Looks like we will be a busy bunch tomorrow, thank goodness for the new bunkers.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Fall is in the Air
Man the past couple of days have been some we need to bottle up and keep for a later date, but as usual all good things must come to an end. It looks like we are headed for some wet weather beginning Wednesday and possibly lingering on into Friday with an approaching cool front coupled with remnants of Hurricane Rick.
As the days begin to shorten and the temperatures stay a little cooler, the grass will begin to slow down a bit and we can turn our attention away from our summer routine and more towards winter projects. This winter most of our efforts will be put toward removing pine trees that have been stricken with pine bark beetles. My last count had the number of trees at 52, however that number seems to be changing everyday.
This week we do not have a lot on the schedule besides our usual mowing. The DWGA will be hosting an Interclub tournament here on Thursday so that will be a short work day for us. Hopefully the weather will not put a damper on those activities. It looks like the Deerwood Rack has put together a volunteer group to come out and fill divots on Wednesday morning at 9:30, so if you have the oppurtunity, come on out and join in on the fun.
Last week we began exploring the origin of the water leak in front of #1 green and after hours of exposing irrigation line, we were left scratching our heads in confusion. At this point we have not located the source of the problem, however the area has dried up and has returned back to its normal state, for now. We will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and take any measures necessary to extinguish this problem.
As always feel free to pass along any comments or questions you may have. Chris and I will be attending a great educational seminar today hosted by Syngenta, which will give us some insight on new pesticides and programs that they have for 2010.
As the days begin to shorten and the temperatures stay a little cooler, the grass will begin to slow down a bit and we can turn our attention away from our summer routine and more towards winter projects. This winter most of our efforts will be put toward removing pine trees that have been stricken with pine bark beetles. My last count had the number of trees at 52, however that number seems to be changing everyday.
This week we do not have a lot on the schedule besides our usual mowing. The DWGA will be hosting an Interclub tournament here on Thursday so that will be a short work day for us. Hopefully the weather will not put a damper on those activities. It looks like the Deerwood Rack has put together a volunteer group to come out and fill divots on Wednesday morning at 9:30, so if you have the oppurtunity, come on out and join in on the fun.
Last week we began exploring the origin of the water leak in front of #1 green and after hours of exposing irrigation line, we were left scratching our heads in confusion. At this point we have not located the source of the problem, however the area has dried up and has returned back to its normal state, for now. We will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and take any measures necessary to extinguish this problem.
As always feel free to pass along any comments or questions you may have. Chris and I will be attending a great educational seminar today hosted by Syngenta, which will give us some insight on new pesticides and programs that they have for 2010.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Rain, Rain, Rain
Howdy to all that have stopped by to check out the new communication tool that I have set up at Deerwood. My plan is to use this blog as an informal communication tool to keep any and all up to date on the happenings in the world of Golf Course Maintenance. This will not replace my monthly newsletter that is sent out with Ricky's weekly update, however this will be a working diary of the daily happenings at Deerwood. I want it to have some humor as well as a lot of education for the inquiring minds. Feel free at anytime to speak up and pass along ideas or questions that you might have and I will do my best to include any and all information on any subjects.
It seems as though the rain will never stop and the course will never dry up. It has been over 2 weeks now that we have been in this weather pattern and things are pretty sloppy around the course. We have been unable to mow fairways and tees since Friday, October 9 and it looks like it may be a few more days. The forecast is calling for a strong front to move through either late Thursday or early Friday which will help to move this mass of moisture we have built over us far far away.
The crew has been hard at work doing as much as they can without making too big of a mess on the golf course. Our main focus this week has been on edging cart paths and cleaning up bunker edges. The greens are holding up well considering they have not seen adequate sunlight for at least 6 days now. The turf is thinning a bit due to the cloudy conditions, however the upcoming weather should help to perk them back up a bit. We made a preventative fungicide application today to ward off any Dollar Spot or Leaf Spot that may be working on the grass due to the cloudy, humid conditions we have been stuck in.
We hope to get out and do some mowing tomorrow, with tee boxes being our first possible target. Well until next time, pray for sunshine and drying conditions.
It seems as though the rain will never stop and the course will never dry up. It has been over 2 weeks now that we have been in this weather pattern and things are pretty sloppy around the course. We have been unable to mow fairways and tees since Friday, October 9 and it looks like it may be a few more days. The forecast is calling for a strong front to move through either late Thursday or early Friday which will help to move this mass of moisture we have built over us far far away.
The crew has been hard at work doing as much as they can without making too big of a mess on the golf course. Our main focus this week has been on edging cart paths and cleaning up bunker edges. The greens are holding up well considering they have not seen adequate sunlight for at least 6 days now. The turf is thinning a bit due to the cloudy conditions, however the upcoming weather should help to perk them back up a bit. We made a preventative fungicide application today to ward off any Dollar Spot or Leaf Spot that may be working on the grass due to the cloudy, humid conditions we have been stuck in.
We hope to get out and do some mowing tomorrow, with tee boxes being our first possible target. Well until next time, pray for sunshine and drying conditions.
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