April 28, 2013

Opening Day is a success.

Thankfully the weather cooperated this week, especially for the Opening Day Golf Breakfast. We had a good turnout to enjoy the beautiful weather and much improved course conditions. The greens were much better, and except for one or two, were just about where we would expect them be this time of year. The fairways were firm, but the turf was a little lush, which may have stolen a few yards from people's drives.
The cool dry weather is excellent for the turf, and the plants are expending almost all of their energy producing roots that will support them through the heat of summer. I decided last fall that I was never going to complain about the weather again, but I would not mind a good day of rain in the near future. The greens are very firm, but the top 4" is a lot drier than I would like. We will be working on grooming the surfaces tomorrow in preparation for the Member/Member next weekend, and will irrigate heavily to help rehydrate the greens.
Looking ahead, tomorrow will be our first Greens Maintenance Day. I will have a separate post explaining what that means, but for now, things are looking very good so far.

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