I would like to wish everyone a very blessed and Happy Thanksgiving. Will post some new doings next week. Bunker work is coming for Grand Pines. Should start to see construction vehicles in the upcoming weeks.
Donny Latham
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
I wanted to take a moment and discuss some things that will be happening next week.
We will be overseeding the Driving Range Tee with Rye grass starting on Monday while we are closed. We will drop seed and begin watering it in for germination. During this 10-14 days we will need to be on mats at Miller/Weiskopf. I know this is not where you would like to practice from, but this break will give us time to get the Rye grass up and get our first cutting. After we get our first cutting we will move you to the turf and allow you practice normally. Each week we will seed the divots made from the previous week with pre-germinated seed. My goal is to give you a great practice tee all winter long with an actively growing turfgrass. We will also drop seed on all target green tops to give you great looking targets all winter long.
Grand Pines will also be seeded next week. We will seed the DR Tee as well as the target greens. While this seed is growing in you will be in a smaller area for 10-14 days as the rest of the tee grows in. Once we have the seed up will move you to other spots and we will reseed the initial area that you hit balls from. I hate to be a disruption to your practice sessions, but my goal is to give all members a great practice area for the winter ahead.
Donny Latham
We will be overseeding the Driving Range Tee with Rye grass starting on Monday while we are closed. We will drop seed and begin watering it in for germination. During this 10-14 days we will need to be on mats at Miller/Weiskopf. I know this is not where you would like to practice from, but this break will give us time to get the Rye grass up and get our first cutting. After we get our first cutting we will move you to the turf and allow you practice normally. Each week we will seed the divots made from the previous week with pre-germinated seed. My goal is to give you a great practice tee all winter long with an actively growing turfgrass. We will also drop seed on all target green tops to give you great looking targets all winter long.
Grand Pines will also be seeded next week. We will seed the DR Tee as well as the target greens. While this seed is growing in you will be in a smaller area for 10-14 days as the rest of the tee grows in. Once we have the seed up will move you to other spots and we will reseed the initial area that you hit balls from. I hate to be a disruption to your practice sessions, but my goal is to give all members a great practice area for the winter ahead.
Donny Latham
Friday, November 3, 2017
Hello everyone, just a quick note. I have been asked about greens speeds recently, and I wanted to explain what is going on with our greens speeds since they have come down. As we start to cool off and the greens start to slow in growth it is imperative that we must raise our height of cut to prepare the plant for the winter ahead. This raising of heights ultimately slows the greens speeds down, but it also allows for better rooting and overall health of the plant. Once we start to experience consistent cooler temperatures the speed will increase. However, if we get into winter at a low height of cut we are more susceptible to thinning over the course of the winter due to the plant not putting on new growth. We will continue to roll the greens as much as we can to have an acceptable speed, but please understand my decision to raise heights of cut is simply to protect our greens and have a great spring.
Donny Latham
Donny Latham
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