Golf Course Update 8.8.25

 

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 Rough

o   Circle mow

o   Mow intermediates 2 directions

o   Turbine blow clippings

·       Bunkers

o   Begin checking & correcting sand depths

 

Week 1: Tuesday

·       Greens

o   Verticut greens two directions

o   Mow with triflex

o   Walk mow cleanup

o   Aerify front 9 greens

o   Begin sweeping cores at 8:30 am

o   Backpack blow greens

o   Topdress & drag front 9 greens

 

·       Tees

o   Verticut: Shadow Cut Counterclockwise (No cleanup pass)

o   Mow: Shadow Cut (Clockwise)

o   Turbine blow clippings

o   Fill all tee divots

o   Apply fertilizer & amendments

·       Fairways & Intermediate Rough

o   Flag fairway irrigation

o   Begin aerifying with 864

·       Bunkers

o   Begin checking & correction sand depths as necessary

 

Week 1: Wednesday

·       Greens

o   Aerify back 9 greens with 648

o   Begin sweeping cores at 8:30 am

o   Backpack blow greens

o   Topdress & drag back 9 greens

·       Tees

o   Mow tees

 

Week 1: Thursday

·       Greens

o   Verticut two directions

o   Backpack blow clippings

o   Drag sand

·       Tees

o   Prepare tees for sod as planned

·       Fairways & Intermediate Rough

o   Continue aerifying fairways

o   Mow aerified fairways

·       Roughs

o   Begin aerifying back 9

o   Mow behind aerifier

·       Bunkers

o   Continue checking & correcting sand depths as necessary

 

Week 1: Friday

·       Greens

o   Work in remaining sand

o   Apply fertilizer & amendments

·       Tees

o   Prepare selected tees for sod as planned

·       Roughs

o   Continue aerifying back 9

o   Mow behind aerifier

·       Bunkers

o   Continue checking & correcting sand depths as necessary

 

Pictures of Week 1

  

 

Week 2 of the closure will focus on precision irrigation, bunker corrections, mowing patterns, and detail work. We are proud of the team for the hard work and long hours they endured this week to complete the aerification processes. The Fazio Course will open Saturday August 16th.

The Dye Course will begin aerification on August 18th and open on August 30th. We will follow the same plan that is currently underway on the Fazio Course.

Range Tee

The range tee will be on mats beginning August 12th and back on grass on August 26th. We are testing autonomous mowers during this time. You will likely see the mower during this timeframe if you visit the range. The mower will mow the tee every night before the irrigation starts. We will post video and updates as we go through the demonstration time.

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