Gold Course Update - October 3, 2025

 

This October, Stonebriar Country Club is proud to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We have raised pink logo flags across both courses as a reminder of the importance of early detection. Regular screenings can find cancer before symptoms appear, and early detection is believed to save thousands of lives each year. Together, we stand in support, awareness, and hope.

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Overseed – Par 3 Tees and Driving Range Tee

All Par 3 Tees and the Driving Range Tee have been overseeded with perennial ryegrass. This provides improved playing surfaces over the winter months when the bermudagrass goes dormant. Ryegrass is a cool season grass that will stay green throughout the colder months and allow divot recovery. All overseeded areas were verticut, mowed, and seeded. These tees will be kept at a moisture level adequate for seed germination. Once the ryegrass is established, the mowing heights will be lowered. Here is a rundown of the overseed process:

         

Tee is verticut, mowed, and the clippings are removed.

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Seed is dropped in three different directions to avoid any skips or misses.

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This tee was seeded 10 days ago, and the ryegrass is growing. As the ryegrass matures, the tillering will increase the density of the turf.

Fall Pre-Emergent Application

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The GCM Team has completed the fall pre-emergent application on both golf courses. We drop spread a granular pre-emergent around tees and greens and spray a liquid product on the fairways and roughs. This reduces the chances of any product being applied to any non-target areas.

 

Turf Type Tall Fescue Seeding

 

We are in the process of seeding fescues into areas where bermudagrass is difficult to manage during the cooler months, which are mainly shady areas under trees. To prepare for seeding, we mow these areas low to allow the fescue to make contact with the soil. Each area was marked with turf paint and marking flags so the applicator could easily see the areas to seed. The marking flags were also used as a visual aid for our pre-emergent applications. Obviously, we do not want the pre-emergent on the areas that were seeded. You will see the fescue growing over the next couple of weeks and enjoy the deep green color all winter and spring. These tall fescue areas will be mowed at 3”. This allows the cool season grass to mature, thicken, and prepare for the Texas heat next summer.

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