Course Update

Coming up to 4 weeks since green renovations were completed and the recovery is complete. With some timely rain and good growing conditions we have used minimal fertiliser to get the recovery that we were after. We applied Revolution(wetting agent) to the greens the week of renovations and will continue on a monthly basis.The greens were being cut at normal mowing height (3.5mm) within 2 weeks of completion and were also rolled regularly.

12th green 2 weeks after renovations

Closeup of the 12th green

Once the greens had fully recovered and there was no more visible sand on the surface we began our dusting program. With the new Dakota 410 topdresser we have the ability to apply very light dustings of sand to the greens on a regular basis. The sand was barely visible on the surface and we brushed and rolled all greens to push the sand into the crown of the turf. I plan on doing this on a weekly schedule to try and match the rate of growth of the turf.

Light dusting with the topdresser

A closer look at the light dusting

With the spring weather kicking in our mowing regime has increased over the last couple of weeks and the result is more definition in the mowing pattern. The results of the fairway overseeding in April, and the wetting agent program that has started over the whole course, has shown up with a more dense turf surface and better playing conditions. We will be spraying the fairways for weed control shortly and I expect further improvements in the quality of the fairways.

 Fairways are also coming along well.