Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Venting

It's time again for some venting if the greens. As stated in a previous post this practice is highly recommended by our USGA Agronomist. Once mowed and rolled there will be very minimal effect on playability of the putting surface. The plan is to complete the front 9 today and the back 9 tomorrow. 
If you have any questions about any of our maintenance practices please feel free to contact me. 


Friday, July 18, 2014

Pro Am

The Pro Am is here. The crew is out this morning in full force. Mow &roll greens, bunkers raked, rough mowed, sand seed filled, rough mowed, tee markers set and hole locations changed. The golf course is ready!!!
Good luck to all participants!! 

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Pro Am Week

The biggest tournament is here. And today has been one of those days!!!  Two hydraulic leaks and one irrigation leak make for a fun day. I sure hope the rest of the week goes better! 
Good luck to all players. 

Fresh Grind

Giving the greens mowers a fresh grind. Here is a picture of our spin grinder giving  our greens heads a new edge, we will typically do this mid July every year. 

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Hydraulic Leak

Tuesday we had our first major hydraulic leak of the year, it happened on #8 apron. The leak was noticed and only one pass was made, thank goodness. Once a leak happens we try to clean up and disperse as best as possible. We first apply some sort of detergent, this particular time we used laundry detergent. He second step is to flush the area, as seen below Brian is flushing the area with a 1" hose. The final step mow and cleanup debris. 
On this particular machine we use a biodegradable oil. It is like a vegetable oil and very environmentally friendly. Most of the time it is not the oil that kills the grass but the heat of the oil that gets it. We will have to wait and see on this area how it recovers. 
Have a Great Day!!!

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Greens

This morning we had a couple first timers mowing greens. Pictured above is Elizabeth. In the post below is Mikayla. 
Good job Girls!! 

Mowing greens

Mikayla mowing greens.