WET AREA BESIDE #12 GREEN

The area beside #12 green is not another irrigation leak that we missed in the first repair. Its ground water seeping from the hill side above the course irrigation system. So the only solution was to install a drain line up the swale to handle the surface and ground water coming from the hill. We luckily had all the parts needed to fix the problem now. The crew had to dig the line by hand because it was so wet. The repairs should be finished before the weekend. The area will need sun and dry weather to dry out for mowers and foot traffic.

Green Damage # 12

This is the time of year when we seem to have more damage to greens that appears overnight. Saturday night someone decided to burn candles on #12 green and drip wax over it. Clean up is difficult because, we can not apply heat to loosen the wax that has stuck to the grass leaf blade. So the choice was to hand remove it very carefully with a knife, and try not to cause to much damage. All this before tournament play reached the green, and with limited weekend staff.

Spring Dead Spots and Winter Kill Bermuda Grass

As with most springs we always seem to have some spring dead spot that is expensive to control. This spring was no different, but it seems not to be as bad in some fairways. WHY? The answer that Dr Lucas with the CGA gave was less cart traffic due to wet weather this winter. We do have few spots of winter kill mainly caused by cold temperatures in January with no snow cover. The areas also receive heavy foot and cart traffic, that results in compaction of the soil. If you have played other area courses you have seen the damage they have as well

USGA: The Economic Challenge Continues - May 2010

USGA: The Economic Challenge Continues - May 2010

INFO FROM TPC SAWGRASS

htt://www. tpcsawgrassmaintenance.blogspot.com/

Just some interesting information about prep for last weekends players tournament.

HAND WATERING SEASON

With the record temperatures the last two days and its only the first of May. Please be aware that during the next few months the staff will be scouting greens often and may need to hand water certain areas as needed. This may cause brief delays occasionally, although we do our best to avoid golfers. If you should encounter someone hand watering a green please DO NOT hit your approach shot until the green is clear. Your cooperation in this is greatly appreciated and would hate for someone to get hurt.