Thursday, June 20, 2019

Weekly Photos (6/20/19)

Box 181 - #18 green, putting green, entry road, #9 green, chipping green, #18 tee - continued problems with discharge hose running, lack of hydraulic pressure on heads

Box 171 - leak inside control box, head running behind #17 green


6/17/19 - #2 green:  3 passes with aerifier, plug pile from core collector


6/17/19 - #2 green being aerified


#3 green after being aerified and plug cleanup


#4 green after being aerified and plug cleanup


6/18/19 - #2 green before fertilizing and topdressing


6/18/19 - #4 green after fertilizing and topdressing, during verticut (2 directions)


6/18/19 - #8 green after topdressing, before verticutting (2x)


6/18/19 - #8 green, 1st verticut pass


6/18/19 - #15 green after topdressing

6/19/19 - #3 green closeup

6/19/19 - #3 green - 5/8" OD on 2" spacing

6/19/19 - #4 green side

6/17/19 - aerifying driving range tee


6/17/19 - driving range tee - post-aerification


6/17/19 - driving range tee - metal mat drag plugs


6/18/19 - #10 tee box aerified


6/18/19 - #7 red and gold tee box aerified


collected greens aerification plugs - nutrient-rich growing medium for sod and backfilling weak areas

6/19/19 - #5 fairway

6/19/19 - #7 fairway

#1 419 sod by creek from earlier this year after mowing


6/19/19 - another fallen limb #13 left rough


Thursday, June 13, 2019

Weekly Photos (6/13/19)

6/10/19 - #14 green - mowing after verticut (1/8") 9-3 direction, then blowing off thatch


6/13/19 - closeup of #16 green and verticut scars


6/12/19 - #8 blue tee box


6/12/19 - #8 blue tee box looking back towards #7 - need to trim back limbs/cedar tree


6/12/19 - #18 blue tee box - mushroom heads popping


6/13/19 - #4 blue tee box - worst tee box on course - bad transition, goosegrass - needs attention


6/12/19 - #18 green - watering in 14-4-14 granular (.41#/1000)


6/12/19 - #15 bunker and fairway - new spring rake attachments on sand pro


6/13/19 - #4 green from #4 tee box


6/13/19 - TifGrand under pecan tree on #1


BEFORE: #7 bed at cart path circle


AFTER:  #17 bed after cleaning it up and adding Purple Moss Verbena


BEFORE:  #4 bed behind tee box before cleaning up 


AFTER:  #4 bed behind tee box after cleaning up


BEFORE:  entrance sign


BEFORE:  entrance sign with plant placement


AFTER:  bottom row (left to right) yellow sage (3), silver ponyfoot (15), dwarf palmetto (1)
top row (left to right) Autumn 'Furman Red' Sage (11), 'Indigo Spires' Sage (5)


BEFORE: entrance sign bed (alternate angle)


AFTER: entrance sign bed (alternate angle)


BEFORE:  #4 tee box bed


AFTER: #4 tee box bed - red firebush (5), existing yellow lantana, black dye mulch


BEFORE: #4 tee box bed (alternate angle)


AFTER: #4 tee box bed - red firebush (5), existing yellow lantana, black dye mulch (alternate angle)


shop yard fence blew down during recent storm with high wind

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Weekly Photos (6/6/19)

6/3/19 - #2 green before double verticutting


6/3/19 - #2 green, first verticut pass @ 1/8"


6/3/19 - #2 green - verticut back down the same pass @ 1/8"


6/3/19 - #2 green - 1/2 green double verticut down and back the same pass


6/3/19 - #2 green after double verticutting and pro force blowing thatch off of the green


6/3/19 - #2 green after verticutting, blowing, and during triplex mow at .115" with buckets


6/3/19 - #3 green before verticutting


6/3/19 - #3 green after verticutting, blowing, and during triplex mow at .115"


6/3/19 - #6 green


6/3/19 - #8 green


6/3/19 - #18 green before verticutting


6/3/19 - #18 green after double verticutting down and back same pass at 1/8"


6/3/19 - #12 green


6/3/19 - #15 green, hopefully coyote poop


6/3/19 - #15 green after double verticutting down and back the same pass at 1/8"


6/3/19 - closeup of green after double verticutting, blowing thatch, and mowing with buckets at .115"


6/4/19 - #7 white tee box surround  - annual ryegrass (checked out)


6/5/19 - #7 white tee box surround - after mowing out annual ryegrass, re-seeding weeping lovegrass, and fertilizing 

6/5/19 - fescue area to the left of #13 fairway - sprayed with barricade.........and monument.  We promoted our spray tech to assistant superintendent.



6/3/19 - left side of #12 rough near fescue - weak area - needs fert and possible aerify