CARTS
Use paths where they are available and park all four tires on the path.
Do not drive with in 30 ft. of the green.
Never drive a cart between a Green and White stake. Follow stakes and go around to the last stake in the row
Agronomy And The Principle Of Calculated Risk
Core aeration is a highly beneficial management practice to produce firm, smooth, resilient putting greens. If performed too early, when the turf is not actively growing, recovery is likely to be slow.
Spring core aeration on putting greens is an extremely beneficial management practice that will be performed soon throughout the region. Although each year it seems like core aeration is undertaken earlier in the spring in an attempt to reduce golfer displeasure. Course decision makers and the superintendent often adopt the principle of calculated risk philosophy when determining core aeration dates. This principle is very straightforward. There are risks involved with an action, in this case early spring core aeration, but there also are possible benefits of this risk.
Early spring core aeration and cold weather lead to a long recovery time while warm spring weather leads to a normal recovery time and greens free from disruption for most of the spring. Every golf course is different, but, for many, a long recovery from early spring core aeration annoys golfers much more than a quick recovery from core aeration performed in mid-spring. At golf facilities that want the shortest core aeration recovery time each year the solution is easy; core aerate in mid-spring once the turf is actively growing. For areas in the southern tier of the region, this could be mid April while for golf courses farther north, this could mean early mid May. Bottom line, early spring core aeration performed when the turf is not actively growing is going to lead to a long recovery time. Some years early spring core aeration may work well, but, in most years, it will cause longer recovery.
Maintenance Notes August 8th 2011
First I need apologize for not getting this out. I have been so busy putting out fires I haven’t taken the time to update this.
I thought we had made good progress in the repairs of the bad area on the course. Then the weather changed and the Japanese Beetles came and the Cutworms and Ants along with a variety of turf diseases and I now I feel we have lost a little ground but I am still being told we are in better shape than many courses. So….
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The plan is to get back into the regular maintenance mode for the whole course now that the weather has hopefully changed. We are going back to a liquid fertilizer on that the greens along with the PGR and regular topdressing now that the greens have mostly healed up. We will start back on our regular fertilization program for the tees and fairways.
As you can see we have aerated our tees and collars. We will aerate the greens the week of the 5th of September
Aeration of the fairways will begin later in the fall
We will start topdressing the 16,15,8,11,3 fairways.
Crabgrass and knotweed have been sprayed as has the Japanese beetle grubs and the turf diseases have slowed with the cooler weather.
We lost quite a few trees and parts of trees to the storms this summer I am going to work with the U of M to get some replacements in key areas
Bluebirds are pretty much done for the season we fledged a lot of new birds. Val Cunningham monitored the nests again this year she has been a great help to me and the birds. Make sure to thanks her if you see her on the course. I will get the total when she sends the numbers to me.
We are dedicated to providing the best playing conditions we can, we hope you have a great round of golf and always look forward to your thoughts and suggestions. I can be reached by phone at 651-248-7423 or email at steve.dinger@ci.stpaul.mn.us
Thanks for playing your round with us,
Como Maintenance
Look for articles that I plan to post on maintenance issues that are pertinent to the conditions at Como.
