Reel to Reel

We were able to add 100 feet of new drainage to #5 this week.  The north half of #5 fairway was one of the wettest areas this spring with all of the excess rain.  This new drainage will help move off the surface water and help speed up the drying process in future rainstorms. digging the drainage on #5 In the last week, the leaves have really started to fall.  We will continue to work on some small projects, but most of our efforts will be concentrated on leaf clean-up. mulching leaves on #18

It has been a productive couple of weeks.  We have been able to put a great push on leveling and squaring off the tees that we were hoping to get to this fall.  #5, #11, #12,  #15, #17, and #18 are now complete. #5 black tee #15 blue tee #17 black tee #17 black tee

We were able to demo the Wiedenmann Super 600 yesterday on #6 fairway.  The Super 600 is a heavy duty verticutter and sweeper.  The primary use for this piece of equipment is to verticut fairways and sweep up the debris all at the same time. The Wiedenmann certainly proves to be a more efficient way to verticut fairways because it picks up the thatch as it verticuts. Verticutting is an extremely important cultural practice because it removes thatch.  Thatch is a layer of living and dead organic matter that occurs between the turf and soil surface.  The primary component of thatch is turfgrass stems and roots.  It accumulates as these plant parts buildup faster than they can decompose.  Excessive thatch creates a favorable environment for pests and disease and an unfavorable growing environment for grass roots.  But most importantly, thatch interferes with water infiltration into the soil. Verticutting is an extremely important cultural practice ...

Fairway aerification continues to move smoothly.  #12, #14, and #16 are the only fairways left to complete.  We will be able to finish those early next week. aerifying #7 fairway We were able to install 30 feet of additional drainage on #12, between the green and pond. new drainage being installed We also started leveling and squaring off a few tees this week.  #1, #4 and #16 blue tees were all completed. #1 tee completed #4 black/gold tee #4 tee complex completed

Here are two nice pieces of content the USGA just put out. Video: Five Things You Should Know About Autumn Golf https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/course-care/green-section-record/57/19/five-things-you-should-know-about-autumn-golf.html Article: Light The Way To Healthy Putting Greens https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/course-care/green-section-record/57/19/light-the-way-to-healthy-putting-greens.html#returnable

October is off to a good start, as we were able to add a drainage line to #5 fairway and start aerifying fairways yesterday.  Fairways 1-4, and 6 are complete. aerifying #1 fairway rolling #1 fairway finished product We added over 50 feet of drainage to a wet area on #5 fairway at the 75 yard marker. puddle on #5 fairway Monday morning new drainage line installed on #5 fairway