Hello everyone. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. Nothing new to report, however, I did receive an email regarding the clearing we have been doing on Miller 14. I and Scott Miller have always desired that area to be kept clean. We try to shred this area as often as we can, lake level permitting, but with the lack of rain and the lake level being low, we have decided to clear this view all the way to the lake. I know there are some that may not like this, however, I feel it gives this hole a very unique low lands look. This area had become overgrown with trash trees and unwanted species of shrubs and underbrush. This will be a look that we will continue to maintain until either the rains keep us from getting in there or the lake level rises again. That's about all to report. Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year.
Regards,
Donny Latham
comment and a question....It is very disappointing to see all the unrepaired pitch-marks on the greens. Such a quick and simple task to take a repair device or tee and fix your ball mark. I find myself repairing multiple pitch-marks on every hole. Maybe encourage the membership on this task in an upcoming newsletter? Question is why the Miller greens seems to struggle on the outer edges? what causes this and what can be done to correct? Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteThe pitch marks left this time of the year is certainly a problem that seems to persist at any club. It is incumbent on all golfers and my staff to help repair these, but when the turf is dormant and not actively growing, they show up a lot more. During the summer months our turf is actively growing and these pitch marks heal quicker and do not show as much as they do this time of the year. Please pass along to all your playing partners to always do their best to repair their marks.
As far as the Miller greens. Miller is without a doubt the toughest of the three courses to maintain a healthy vigorous stand of turf due to shade. The large pines and hardwoods create a shadier environment. While the turf is not actively growing we monitor the edges and do all we can to protect them. Same goes for the fairways. Many holes only receive 3-4 hours of sunlight with the low angle of sun during winter months, so Miller fairways, roughs tend to get thinner as we get into deep winter. Once the growing days return, the soil temperature rises and the grass starts to grow, we should grow out of it as we did last year. But even during the summer, the edges of greens get thin on Miller. We will continue to push these areas with fertilizer and grow thicker grass next year. This is NOT A DISEASE OR A FUNGUS. I have been asked that many time. I have sent soil samples off several times and have been diagnosed with zero disease. It is a function of shade and traffic but once the turf starts to actively grow we will bounce back from this.
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