Agronomy Update - November 12, 2025

 The forecast looks favorable for golf over the next several days. We all know winter is coming so the Agronomy Team has started preparations. We will begin staging greens covers on the golf courses so we will be ready when winter weather arrives. The covers will be staged in strategic areas close to greens but we will be mindful to avoid highly playable areas.

Our first frost and only frost so far was Monday, November 10th. It was not a hard frost, but it made the morning feel like winter. The bermudagrass is essentially done growing for the season as soil temperatures have dropped. We will be rotating “Cart Path Only Holes” as necessary to protect the golf courses through the off season. Please be sure to adhere to CPO rules and utilize the designated fairway entry and exit areas to help us maintain golf course conditions.

 

The range tee will be on grass three days a week (weather permitting) and we will monitor conditions. The tee has been overseeded and we are still seeing germination of ryegrass in the repaired divots. The photograph above shows one week worth of range use on the grass. Our range tee gets high volume use, and we need to protect the bermudagrass base through the dormant season.

 

Periodically over the winter months, you may notice small slits in the greens. This is a cultural practice necessary to assist in managing moisture. Once the green is rolled, it is barely noticeable. It has no effect on playability, and we will perform this before or after rain events, if no freezing temperatures are in the forecast.

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                              Spike before roll                                                           Spike after roll

 

Beginning in December, we will be using the hole target rings again. This will allow us to use hole locations for multiple days if necessary. Using the target rings will reduce the number of old cup plugs that will not recover over the winter months and provide more areas to cut new holes.

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