Friday, June 27, 2014

Fairway Mowing

Fairway mowing Congressional style.  Double cut, mow to the green and turn around and mow back to the tee!!!   It looks to be 22 Toro Triplex mowers.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Mother Nature

Mother Nature at its finest. This doe was about 10 yards away this morning. Not sure where the fawn was. 

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Close Up Of Venting

Here is a close up of the venting holes. 

Venting Greens

Below is a picture of Brian needle tining greens. This is a practice highly recommended by our USGA Agronomist. We are using the Toro 648 aerator to punch 1/4" holes 3" deep into the putting surface. This will give the green compaction relief and also allow oxygen to enter to soil profile. Once complete we will then mow and roll the green.   After mowing and rolling there will be no effect on the playability of the putting surface. 
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. 
Have a great day! 

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Storm

I think we got a bit of a break last night. Although the storm hit it could of been a lot worse!!  We do have some branches down and washouts in the bunkers, nothing real major.  At the course we had about an 1" of rain.  Below is a picture of a branch down on #18.  
Have a great day!!

Friday, June 13, 2014

Bunkers at Pinehurst

Check out the green side bunker #18, at Pinehurst this morning.  Not a good morning to be on bunker duty!!!

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Light Top Dressing and Roll

Today we lightly top dressed te greens. Once the sand is dry we will then roll it into the canopy, as shown in the picture below. When finished there will be no effect on the greens playability, in fact they might even putt better!!

Did you know that Pinehusrt #2 reduced the number of sprinkler heads they had from 1125 to 450 during the 2011 restoration project. At Moccasin Creek we currently have 487 heads on the course and another 57 on the driving range / practice areas. 

Green speeds at Pinehurst this week are expected to be in the 12 range. The last week at MC3 we have been running 9-9.5. 

Have a great day!!



Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Mowing for today

Here is Mitchell out mowing fairways this morning. It's days like this you have to be prepared for all weather conditions!!  
Rain gear, gloves, head phones, sun glasses are just a few of the layers he has on. I checked on him 20 minutes later and he had shorts on. 
Come out and enjoy your course!!
Its in great shape!!