Golf Course Update April 26th / 2011
Blowing Snow on the Driving Range Monday April 25th / 2011
Golf Course Update
Driving Range:
Turf Care staff will continue to prioritize getting the driving range open as soon as possible. Staff have been and will continue to blow and spread snow to facilitate a quicker melt and drying time.
Once most of the snow has melted from the driving range fairway and it is dry enough for the ball picker to drive on the fairway the range will open. It is of course largely weather dependent, however we are shooting for this weekend if at all possible. I would call that a long shot.
Turf Conditions
With substantial melting over the past 5 days we have finally started to see some turf. We are generally pleased with what we are seeing although there is only approximately 5% of the turf exposed. We have been able to inspect all or parts of nine greens and they look good. Although we have only seen small sections of fairways and a few tee decks both of those areas also look good so far.
One area that does concern me is the condition of the rough. We are seeing significant amounts of snow mold in rough areas that do not receive snow mold fungicide protection in the fall as do greens, tees and fairways. It is too early to determine if the snow mold damage was severe enough to kill turfgrass or just the old leaf blades. Normally, snow mold damage in the rough is somewhat superficial and starts to grow back once we scarify the turf with rakes and brushes and the ground warms up.
Golf Course Update
Driving Range:
Turf Care staff will continue to prioritize getting the driving range open as soon as possible. Staff have been and will continue to blow and spread snow to facilitate a quicker melt and drying time.
Once most of the snow has melted from the driving range fairway and it is dry enough for the ball picker to drive on the fairway the range will open. It is of course largely weather dependent, however we are shooting for this weekend if at all possible. I would call that a long shot.
Turf Conditions
With substantial melting over the past 5 days we have finally started to see some turf. We are generally pleased with what we are seeing although there is only approximately 5% of the turf exposed. We have been able to inspect all or parts of nine greens and they look good. Although we have only seen small sections of fairways and a few tee decks both of those areas also look good so far.
One area that does concern me is the condition of the rough. We are seeing significant amounts of snow mold in rough areas that do not receive snow mold fungicide protection in the fall as do greens, tees and fairways. It is too early to determine if the snow mold damage was severe enough to kill turfgrass or just the old leaf blades. Normally, snow mold damage in the rough is somewhat superficial and starts to grow back once we scarify the turf with rakes and brushes and the ground warms up.
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