It has been a very busy and
productive last 30 days for Timarron Golf Course Maintenance. Our Member/Guest tournaments went very well, despite
the rain we received over the last 6 weeks. Bunkers were washed out several times and a
lot of time was spent on clean up of the golf course. The weather pattern looks to now have changed
to dry and hot.
June Aerification
The June aerification is a great
time to be aggressive with our cultural practices. Bermudagrass loves sunlight and warm
temperatures. Mid-June has the longest days
of the year with over 14 hours of sunlight.
This puts the bermudagrass at a competitive advantage and an ability to
recover from stress.
For putting greens this is a great
opportunity to verticut deeply and remove thatch, organic matter, and
incorporate a lot of fresh sand. Be
patient; the first week following aerification the greens will look pretty beat
up. However, as the grass recovers
members will notice less grain, fewer mower scalps, less flaking of cup edges,
and an improved putting surface. The
expected recovery time is 3 weeks.
The fairways will be treated
aggressively as well. They will be
sliced and raked to help infiltrate water as well as remove unwanted grain. The large driving range tee will be leveled
with the KORO machine. This is an
aggressive practice that removes the top half inch of grass and will take 30
days to recover.
Tee Boxes
Overseed Burning Out
With the arrival of the hot
weather, members will notice the winter ryegrass overseed burning out on the
tee boxes. This is normal for this to
happen and with time and applications of fertilizer the bermudagrass will fill
in the voids. Tee markers will be placed
in areas where the turf is healthiest to allow for recovery.
Timarron golf course maintenance
will continue to work hard to give our members the best course conditions
possible and communicate with timely updates.
Please remember to pick up broken tees, fix ball marks, and sand your
divots. There is always good and
relevant information about current course conditions on the Timarron Golf
Course Maintenance Blog at the following link.
www.timarrongcm.blogspot.com