White Wing Greens
Update
Sod preparation has begun and without any further delays
from Mother Nature we should receive the TifEagle sod this week. Once the sod
is installed we will wait for it to tack down roots and then aerify and roll it
out for optimum smootness. This should have the sod tied in and level within a
couple of weeks. We continue to aerify, topdress and verticut weekly to help
promote growth. We sent in disease samples last week as a precaution and the
results came back showing no signs of disease in the greens at this time.
Legacy Hills Greens
The greens that needed sod at Legacy Hills were sodded last
week and have already begun to tack down. We will areify the sodded areas and
the weaker greens next week to help any of the thin areas heal up and to help
smooth out the sod seams. Overall Legacy has really made a drastic improvement
over the past two weeks.
Cowan Creek
This past Monday was Cowan Creek’s closed day for golf
course maintenance. I thought this would be a good time to give you a snap shot
of what goes on during a typical closed day and also how Mother Nature tends to
intervene when we are trying to get our work done. Below is a list of cultural
practices that we intended to complete on Monday and the adjustments that were
made to get as much of it completed as possible.
6/9/14 Cowan Creek Closed Day Plans
Greens:
1. Verticut
greens 1/8”
2. Deep
tine: solid tine (3/8”-1/2”) 7” depth
3. Aerify
greens 3/8” hollow tine, 2.0” centers, depth H
4. Buffalo
blow plugs into rough
5. Topdress
greens: osburn topdressing sand, gate 6,
1st gear, 100/100
6. Double
verticut greens 1/8”
7. Coco mat
drag greens
8. Fertilize
greens with pHusion gypsum: setting Q –
6.67#/1000 sq ft
9. Flush
greens 90 min water
10. Salsco
Roll greens
Driving Range:
1. Edge
heads on tee and landing area
2. Mow DR
tee (fwy mower), weeds and high grass in landing area (rough mower)
3. Double
aerify DR tee with Aerway (hollow tines)
4. Aerify
landing area with Aerway (hollow tines)
5. buffalo
blow DR tee, water 30 minutes
6. drum roll
DR tee
7. topdress
using WW bunker sand
8. drag
brush DR tee
9. chop up
plugs on landing area using rough mower
Bulk App (21-0-0):
#1-9 Fairways, Rough, Green Surrounds
• B2 gear,
setting 7
• Water in
15 minutes
Tees:
1. Aerify
red, green, blue tees – 3/8” hollow, 2.0” spacing, depth H
2. Blow
plugs off
3. Topdress
with WW bunker sand
4. Drag sand
in
We received over ½” of rainfall from 9:30-11:00 this morning
in the midst of our greens aerification.
This, along with a few mechanical problems set us behind schedule and
caused us to change our plans. The
rainfall made our plug cleanup messy and time-consuming, so we ultimately only
had enough time to complete the PG and holes #1-9 today. We plan on trying to finish the greens
aerification process throughout the week, and we will have to fit our tee and
driving range aerification in front of and around play in the coming weeks.
Just a reminder that
the Putting Green and Short Game greens at White Wing are closed until further
notice.
