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Dye Course Update 8.24.25

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  Dye Course Update | August 24 Dear Stonebriar Members, The Agronomy Team kicked off this aerification closure with great food and camaraderie. Club Manager, Chris Marioni, coordinated a taco truck to feed the team. The food was excellent, and it was a welcome break from the summer grind. A special “Thank You” to Chris for doing this for our Agronomy Team. The Dye Course aerification closure has been very productive. We received 0.25” of rain, which caused a minor setback, but we were able to get back on schedule. The greens are healing quickly and look great. They were aerified with 5/8” side eject tines, the largest coring tines we use at Stonebriar. Cores were removed at a 2” x 2” spacing, which calculates to 7.67% of the putting surface affected. In our three core aerifications in 2025, we have affected 17.49% of the putting surfaces. Theoretically, we are replacing the top 3.5” of the green's soil profile every 5.7 years.     We are following the same aerification s...
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Golf Course Update 8.8.25

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  Golf Course Update 8.8.25 Fazio Aerification Week 1 Day 1 of aerification started with a welcomed rain event. We had to pivot from the original plan due to the greens being too wet to aerify, but rain is always a good thing in August. The August aerification closure allows the GCM Team time to aerify all playing surfaces and gives the golf courses relief from cart traffic. We are able irrigate throughout the day to promote growth as needed. Additional fertilizer is applied to all areas to prepare the golf course for a busy fall golf season. Here is a breakdown of Fazio Week 1 Aerification: Week 1: Monday ·        Mow collars & approaches ·        Flag irrigation on   tees, collars, & approaches ·        Tees o    Circle mow o    Turbine blow clippings o    Aerify ·        Fairways & Intermediate ...
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Fazio Course Aerification Update 7.10.2025

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  Fazio Course Aerification Update 7.10.2025 Fazio aerification week has been a huge success. We were able to complete aerifcation and verticutting on all short grass areas. Luckily, the rain stayed away. Aerification week is very labor intensive. Without the closure, these cultivation practices would not be possible Here is a snapshot of our 4-day closure itinerary: Monday – Tuesday ·        Core aerify greens (1/2” side eject tines) ·        Topdress greens to fill holes ·        Roll greens ·        Verticut greens two directions ·        Apply granular fertilizer ·        Core aerify fairways (3/4” hollow tines) ·        Roll fairways ·        Verticut fairways ·        Circle mow fairways...
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Golf Course Update - February, 19, 2025

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The Agronomy Team has been working hard to prepare the courses for the freezing weather. All greens are covered, and several are double-covered. Greens that are not double-covered have added protection from mulch in areas that have proven susceptible to cold weather damage.      The weather forecast continues to change. This is nothing new for Texas. It also shows how difficult it can be for management to plan the opening of the golf courses. While we want to provide access, we prioritize protecting the golf course. Currently, the forecast for Saturday morning is low at 24 degrees. This temperature can cause injury to our Miniverde greens if exposed. We communicated the plan to uncover it on Friday and open it on Saturday. If this forecast low of 24 holds, we will be forced to leave covers on Friday night and remove Saturday.  Cold Weather Injury Potential   Research shows that cold weather likely injures ultra dwarf bermudagrass when temperatures drop to 25 deg...
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