Reel to Reel

Here are a few photos from this month.

I'm pleased to announce the golf course has reached certification with the Michigan Environmental Stewardship Program.  The program was developed at MSU with support from: Michigan Turfgrass Foundation, Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association, Golf Association of Michigan, Michigan Golf Course Owners Association, Michigan PGA Section, Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. This program is intended to organize efforts of state agencies, MSU, and environmental advocacy groups to advance the environmental stewardship of the Turfgrass industry and to recognize environmental achievements. Below is a link to the press release. https://www.mtesp.org/posts/8

A big thanks to the staff for a tremendous effort during Invitational week.  Despite the long days and the unpleasant hot weather, they persevered and delivered a very nice golf course. Multiple double cuts and double rolls throughout the week took their toll on the greens. Today, we gave them a little reprieve and sliced them with the Planet Air to get a little air down to the roots. slicing #10 green you can hardly see the slices Also on the to do list today: mowing fairways aerifying and overseeding the club lawn where the tent was aerifying and overseeding the driving range tee

As we enter mid-July, the golf course remains in great shape.  I'm pleased with conditions and playability. We were able to stay on schedule and verticut greens yesterday.  They look really good as we pulled out a fair amount of lateral growth. verticutting greens We were also able to tamp and compact the new sand in bunker faces that we redid this spring.  This will firm them up and limit the number of balls that bury in the sand.  compacting sand on #2 We are also testing a new raking technique on the bunker edges to help balls roll down into the middle of the bunker.  We are raking the edges so they are smooth and firmer.  This new technique should keep less balls from plugging into the bunker faces. new raking technique on #2