New sign

We have installed a new sign on #5 that provides a warning from tee balls coming from #6 tee.

Water

There's no doubt it has been dry and hot the last couple weeks. We are using water to keep the course green, but could use a little rain. Our lake level is low but we continually add water to keep reservoir levels normal.

Green grass

The aerification process and additional nutrients cause a flush of growth on the greens. The greens will get a dose of growth regulator to slow down growth and increase green speed.

Debris

There is some debris still lingering through the course from our aerification this week. We are addressing it as I write this entry and should be cleaned up by tomorrow at the latest! Thanks!

Greens

Some of you who played through the weekend or today will see some brown spots on a couple of the greens including #2, #3 and #12. These spots are just old dry spots from pushing the greens for the Member/Guest and a dry couple of days for aerification. Please rest assured the greens have received adequate water and an application of nutrients this morning. There is plenty of new growth coming through and they will be healed in the next couple of days! Thank you for your patience!

Fairway Aerification and Topdressing

We are also Aerifying and topdressing the fairways, tees and short cut surrounds this week. We first aerify the fairways with our Aerifier. Then apply a layer of sand and eventually drag in all amendments. This process is a necessary evil we typically do this time of year which aids in drainage and playing quality. Thank you for your patience!

Rough

The rough is getting mowed for the first time in two weeks. We did not cut the rough for a week due to the Member/Guest tournaments. The rough has been raised to 1.75 inches, which is consistent with the past golfing seasons.