I am happy to report that we have just about completely recovered from the stress endured during the Men's Invitational, and have returned to our regular maintenance programs. While we are not entirely out of the woods just yet, the nights are becoming longer and cooler, and the sun is riding a bit lower in the sky. This places much less stress on the turf, and offers a bit more room for us to push for playing conditions. Generally August 15th is the tipping point where we start to see recovery in areas that suffered damage from disease, drought, or any variety of stresses during the dog days of summer.
The rain that came early this week was much needed, but it prevented us from getting a few things done in time for the 1 Day Member/Guest. It seems as though most players were pleased with the course, but I feel as though the greens are closer today to where I would have liked them for the tournament.
Monday we begin preparing for the Club Championships. I have been asked to keep the course playable for the qualifying, and then push for the Championship weekend. If everything goes according to plan, we will work on smoothness this week by verticutting and topdressing, and make some applications that will set us up to work on firmness and speed the following week.
I am looking forward to some great weather and even better golf in September and October. Check back in the next week or so for an update on the greens aeration scheduled for September 6th and 7th. I have not worked out the details just yet, but it will be more aggressive and invasive than the spring aeration.
Thanks for checking in, and I look forward to seeing you on the golf course.
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