Course Update – September 23rd
The unseasonably warm weather continues this fall. This past weekend we were fortunate to receive 1.75 inches of rainfall on the golf course. While this was a little more rain than we wanted the course benefited greatly from it. To start the week greens will be slower and very soft. With the forecast we hope they will firm up by the end of the week to provide the members with good putting conditions to enjoy during this warm fall run. We have applied another regulator to greens this week to try and slow down the abundance of growth we are seeing.
With the warm weather fall grass growth and golf course demands continue to be that of the prime playing season. The rough, fairways and tees continue to grow with no sign of slowing. The Turfcare team is doing their best to keep up with the mowing demands daily. Leaves are now falling at a steady pace. We are busy with blowers each day pushing leaves into tree line areas where we can then mulch.
Monday this week with maintenance day an herbicide spray was made to all rough and park areas on the golf course including the parking lot and clubhouse areas. Fairways and tees received a fungicide application to deal with some late season disease pressure that is magnified with the fall weather we are experiencing. The signature Elm tree on hole 10 was pruned and deadwood removed. These items took away from some grooming and mowing practices which we will work to catch up through the remainder of this week but it was a very beneficial maintenance day for the golf course.
The forecast looks excellent in the days ahead for some great fall golf. A reminder that the last day for golf will be October 13th the Thanksgiving Monday. While the weather continues to be great, sticking with a hard closing date has provided Niakwa’s membership with excellent course conditions over the past number of years allowing the property to be ready for winter and giving us the best possible chance at successful spring conditions.