I wasn't flying my drone today, rather I was in a helicopter. If you were on the golf course around 12 noon-1PM, you likely heard a few flyovers! The golf course looks even better from 1,000ft in the air!
Tuesday morning, we are treating fairways with a growth regulator and fungicide. You can see the faint brown patches in the turf in the photo above. This is a fungal disease known as brown patch. Its probably something most golfers don't notice, especially in the early stages. However, it is something that needs to be treated before it gets farther along.
With Round 2 of the Ladies Member/Guest underway, we are spending another day off of the golf course getting caught up on a number of projects and improvements on the HCC campus. One such example is that we are looking at the major road intersections along Dillard Road, assuring that visibility isn’t impeded by vegetation for motorists pulling out onto the highway.
Earlier this morning, our resident deer population were enjoying an all-you-can-eat salad bar, better known as our farm. There are certain plants and vegetables that these guys can’t get enough of. Green beans seem to be at the top of their list. Our deer population used to be nonexistent in the early 2000s, but is now prevalent and growing. More than likely, you know this because not only have you seen them, but you've also watched your Hostas and other ornamental plants, get chewed down to the crown.
With the Ladies M/G taking place, our team stays off the course and works on projects that don't interfere with the tournament. I'm not sure how we did it, but we avoided a 90% chance of rain, allowing the ladies to get their first round in! We couldn't be happier for them!
The right side of the practice tee has been stripped of sod and ready for eight pallets of sod scheduled for 10AM tomorrow (Friday). We'll be experimenting with Zeon Zoysia to see how it holds up in this climate. This isn't the first time we've tried Zoysia. In 2002, half of the practice tee was sodded to Meyer (the variety) Zoysia. It didn't do very well for several reasons. The main one was the shade that covered that half of the tee. The new varieties are denser and better suited for a variety of conditions. Again, this area of the practice tee was impacted by Annual Bluegrass Weevil, so it was a perfect time to try something new.
On the 12th hole, in front of the 4 tee, there has been an issue with a head wall endangering golfers by ricocheting golf balls. The Green Committee discussed a couple different ideas last week, but what made most sense to us was removing the head wall and then slightly rerouting the drain pipe. A few rocks were added to the end of the pipe but not near the surface area of the head wall that was there previously.
