8 and 14 greens

Over the summer 8 and 14 greens took the worst from the weather. There were many contributing factors and over the next several months we are looking to mitigate these issues in hopes of not seeing a reoccurence in the future. As the USGA stated very clearly, "grass can deal with heat, grass can deal with wet soggy conditions, grass can't deal with both at the same time." The greens simply suffered from wet wilt. The issue is not always a surface issue, but one that begin feet under ground and work itself to the top. During the week of July 12th, we received thunderstorms every morning, dumping over 1" of rain each storm. Daytime temps reached over 100 degrees! These two greens began super heating and roots quickly began to die.

These greens have greatly recovered, but still need some help. On Monday November 8th, we will remove the bad areas of these two greens. This process will take us the entire day, as patching areas like this takes time to ensure it is done properly. Doing this type of sodding without 100% attention will cause the putting surface to remain bumpy AFTER the sod heals. On Tuesday the 9th, we will have the sod delivered to ensure it is a fresh as possible and we will begin resodding these areas. Both of these greens will be temped for at least the 8th, 9th and 10th. Following the completion of the sodding, parts of these greens will be roped off.

I will post additional information as we get closer to the 9th.