With the high percentage chance of rain yesterday, we wanted to take advantage of Mother Nature's opportunities and did some maintenance to our greens. Yesterday the greens received a little heavier than normal light topdressing and were also granular fertilized for summer preparation. With all this being completed early morning yesterday, all we had to do was sit back and wait for Mother Nature to wash it all in.......didn't happen! Late last night, after realizing we weren't getting any precipitation, I ran the irrigation system to irrigate in all we had applied. The greens were irrigated early this morning around 4:30am, so the water has not had a chance to move through the upper profile yet. Stimping the greens this morning they were at 9.8'. A little under 10 because of the irrigation, but should speed up during the day with the water continuing to move through the profile and the winds drying the surfaces out.
The practice of frequent light topdressing is key to having a smooth, true putting surface. This practice also helps us achieve our targeted greens speeds of 9.5 to 10.5'. There are also numerous other benefits to this practice such as disease management, water management, thatch and organic matter management as well as a more true cut. Our goal is to topdress the greens every 14 days with a very light dusting. When Mother Nature allows we will do it more frequently.
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