Nursery green is on the way!!

Nursery green construction started today. We will soon have the availability of repairing the greens in house. 

Front entrance, WOW FACTOR!!

The front entrance flower beds have been very lacking over the last year, but not for much longer. We have new plant material that has arrived and I have a design that should transform it to a new, fresh look. It will pop and make our club entrance stand out. I will be posting several during and after pictures.  So get ready for that, WOW FACTOR!!

Bridge #9

As many of you may have noticed the bridge on #9 is very loud and noisy when you drive across it. Well, not anymore. We went in and applied heavy duty bolts and lock nuts to every board on both sides. This new improvement has silenced the bridge to very little sound at all. Also, we will be applying a rubber mat down the middle of the bridge for the walkers and it will help quiet the bridge even more. 

FROST DELAY!! WHY??

When frost is present golf course superintendents delay play until the
frost has melted. This is done to prevent damage that affects the quality
of the playing surface and could potentially be very expensive to repair.

Frost is basically frozen dew that has crystallized on the grass, making it
hard and brittle. A grass blade is actually 90 percent water, therefore it
also freezes. Because of the short mowing height (sometimes as low as 1/8
inch) and fragile nature of the turf, putting greens are most affected by
frost. Walking on frost-covered greens causes the plant to break and cell
walls to rupture, thereby losing its ability to function normally. When the
membrane is broken, much like an egg, it cannot be put back together.

Golfers who ignore frost delays will not see immediate damage. The proof
generally comes 48-72 hours later as the plant leaves turn brown and die.
The result is a thinning of the putting surface and a weakening of the
plant. The greens in turn become more susceptible to disease and weeds.
While it may not appear to be much of an issue if a foursome begins play
early on frost-covered greens, consider the number of footprints that may
occur on any given hole by one person is approximately 60. Multiply that by
18 holes with an average of 200 rounds per day and the result is 216,000
footprints on greens in a day or 6,480,000 in a month.

As golf enthusiasts superintendents do not like to delay play, but they are
more concerned about turf damage and the quality of conditions for the
golfer. Frost also creates a hardship on a golf facility's staff as all
course preparations are put to a halt until thawing occurs. Golf carts can
cause considerable damage, therefore personnel cannot maneuver around the
course to mow, change cup positions, collect range balls, etc.(Cybergolf News)

Thank you for understanding the importance of delaying the play do to frost
and freezing conditions.

Ice Storm!

With the storm behind us and better weather ahead we are going to be working diligently on getting all downed limbs and trees picked up. We will then get to all the broken limbs in the trees. Through this process we appreciate everyone's patience and understanding. 

Thank you to all and have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. 

Please feel free to call me if you have any questions or concerns, or even if you just want to talk. I'm always here for you members. Cell# 918-671-3463. 

Rakes! Rakes!

I have had several of the members ask about bunker rakes. Well, we have started switching out all the old metal rake handles with new fiberglass handles and with these new handles, they have a protect coating for a cooler surface plus eliminates the splintering that happens to fiberglass handles after an extended period of time. As you can see in the photos the difference in the two rakes. Sorry for the inconvenience of old rakes. We are working forward and addressing all issues.  

Goose grass in the greens.

I'm sure all of you have noticed the weeds that are trying to take over some of our greens.  It is a grassy weed called "Goosegrass," it germinates from seed heads. So wind, foot traffic, mowing, etc. can move this pest very rapidly when it is in the seeding stage. I have had comments that it wasn't as bad last year.

Well this may be true but the seedlings were there last year and laid dormant and blew up this year as this year is a prime year for goose grass germination.   There are several courses within the metroplex that are having goose grass and crabgrass infestation problems. 

We have been attacking #5 green and have picked about 90% of it out and are going to be consistently top dressing these areas to get a quick recovery. 

If you are wondering why we don't just spray a chemical to eliminate it, well any herbicide that can eliminate the goose grass will also eliminate the Bentgrass greens. So hand picking it is the only solution. 

Going forward we will be on a very diligent pre-emergent program in the spring to help reduce the weed population. And eventually we will get it removed.