Reel to Reel

 ... at least on this property. Not a day goes by without math permeating some facet of maintenance on the golf course. Whether it is measuring volumetric water content, calculating growing degree days, measuring clipping volume, or a host of other data we collect, math is built into what we do. Collecting and measuring data is a critical aspect of what we do to achieve precise turfgrass management. Some interesting math fun facts from aerification this week: We aerified at 2"x 2" spacing which equals 49 holes per square foot. That equals over 3.6 million holes created on all of the greens. We spread over 37,000 lbs of sand to fill those holes. To break this down on a smaller scale: #9 green is 3,005 square feet in size; therefore, 147,245 holes were created and 1,500 lbs of sand were used. #11 green is 5,777 square feet in size; therefore, 283,073 holes were created and 2,900 lbs of sand were used. This week, we also topdressed both nurseries at an extremely heavy rate to sm...

Unfavorable weather conditions forecasted for the remainder of the week made the decision to complete aerification yesterday an easy one. However, it was no small task as aerification is typically a two-day process. This would not have been possible but for the tremendous effort our experienced and veteran team put forth. These guys are the ultimate professionals; there were no complaints, just great attitudes working towards a common goal. As a staff, we talk lot about giving a perfect effort, and yesterday's work certainly exemplified that!

It has been a great week–an eclipse occurred and a few more seasonal staff member have started back. The golf course remains in great shape. The early start to the year has put us in a fantastic position. We also had a visit from our golf course architect Dave Zinkand and our golf contractor, Frontier Golf. The purpose of the visit was to give Jason Nau, from Frontier, a chance to see the property and formalize a plan moving forward during the renovation.