Category Archives: Agronomics

2023 Tornado Damage Update

It is amazing how quickly Mother Nature can change our plans in the golf course maintenance business. On Friday, we were close to wrapping up our bunker sand reconstruction project and I was planning to write up a post about … Continue reading

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2023 Summer Aerification

We appreciate you allowing us uninterrupted access to the golf course for a few extra days in the middle of the summer. It’s been all hands on deck for the agronomy staff as we are actively performing three separate turf … Continue reading

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Green-up Update

Even though we are still waiting for consistently warmer temps, these photos show that we are seeing significant fairway green-up over the last 3 weeks. Hole #9 is in the upper 3 photos and the approach to hole #12 is … Continue reading

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Why aren’t we green yet?

“It was 80 degrees the other day, why aren’t we green yet?”  The short answer: it’s all about the temperature. The effects of cold winter temperatures, along with ongoing colder night temperatures, are delaying our spring green-up. Although we’ve had … Continue reading

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Golf Course Notes: Spring 2023

The official calendar date for spring has passed us by and Easter is right around the corner. The golf course is beginning to wake up and we are patiently waiting on soil temperatures to increase so that our Bermuda grass … Continue reading

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Something new in 2022: Root Pruning

The familiar saying “you can grow grass or you can grow trees, but not both” has never been more true than during the extremely dry conditions we’ve suffered this year. Our trees are a defining feature of the look and … Continue reading

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On-course projects nearing completion for Summer 2022

Although it’s not quite officially summer yet, after the last few weeks of warmer weather and greener grass it feels like the golf course is finally awake.  Thankfully we didn’t suffer sustained bitter cold over the winter, but the weather … Continue reading

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