USGA Agronomist Mr. Jim Skolurlski will visit Potowomut next Thursday, September 18th at 9:00AM. We will tour the golf course until 11:00AM or so. The purpose of his visit is to monitor our progress and suggest more ways to improve our golf course and our operation. Jim sees close to 200 golf courses per year, and always provides a wealth of information for both me and my staff, and members.
This meeting usually provides casual conversations with plenty of opportunity to ask a question or learn a bit about golf course maintenance.
Consider yourself invited!!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Aerification
And the good news is......Greens have all been aerated and topdressed and are healing. With good weather, we expect the aeration do heal within a week or so.
Greens were aerated using two different methods. (Conventional aeration and sand injection) The third scheduled process, the deep tine operation, was canceled due to high moisture levels in the soil due to rainfall (3.92") generated by Hanna last weekend. We had fear this equipment could cause greens surface damage for an extended period this fall.
Next, we will begin to aerate tees and fairways. We expect to begin early next week and will work into October to complete fairways.
Our apologies for the inconvenience of aeration, but these processes begins to prepare the turf for success next summer.
Greens were aerated using two different methods. (Conventional aeration and sand injection) The third scheduled process, the deep tine operation, was canceled due to high moisture levels in the soil due to rainfall (3.92") generated by Hanna last weekend. We had fear this equipment could cause greens surface damage for an extended period this fall.
Next, we will begin to aerate tees and fairways. We expect to begin early next week and will work into October to complete fairways.
Our apologies for the inconvenience of aeration, but these processes begins to prepare the turf for success next summer.
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