Course Update – July 7, 2026
Yet another maintenance Monday was impacted by poor weather this past Monday. The property received just shy of another ¾ inch rainfall in the storm. This had a negative impact on the agronomic plans for the course. We were unable to complete another light topdressing on greens or spray programs. To date we have completed only 3 light topdressings when we would expect to be sitting around 8 or 9 light topdressings to date. This has a negative impact on ball roll, more directly on the remaining poa greens as the light topdressing smooths out ball roll that can become bouncy from poa seed heads.
With the humidity we are beginning to see disease on the fairways and tees. We are hopeful that we can complete the spray program on all tees and fairways this Wednesday to prevent the disease from increasing.
Bug spray continues to kill turf across the property. The areas that have been killed by the bug spray will take anywhere from 4-6 weeks to recover. DO NOT APPLY BUG SPRAY ON TURF! Please utilize a cart path or bunker to apply bug spray during your round. If you see a fellow member applying bug spray on turf please provide them with this knowledge so we can prevent any future turf loss.
Monday July 13th the turfcare team is scheduled to relocate the geese on the property. We have a large volume of geese to remove and would expect this program to take a few hours on Monday to complete.
Rough continues to grow rapidly. The continuous rains and heat have provided this turf with a lot of growth. Rough mowers have been going steady Monday to Friday with the exception of when we have been too saturated to mow. When we are cutting the amount of clippings is significant and these require the blower to stay operational all day to keep things tidy. The amount of growth and morning dew also make for a less than desirable cut. In many areas the grass lays over and we do not achieve the desired result. This will come in time as we hope to see a reprieve in wet weather to allow repetitive mowing and a reduction in yield.