Projects, Projects

My staff and I are very busy completing a few big projects here at the course. The first work started last week on 9 tee to extend the middle(white) tee to help alleviate the stress and wear seen over the course of a season. The extension will give us 9 extra positions during set-up to spread out the normal wear.
The 14th  green complex remodel is almost completed and I'm very pleased with the results. Moving the existing bunker to the right and re-doing the rough area with approach height bent grass will increase the landing area to this very shallow green. The last bit of touch up as well as finishing the bunker will be completed on Friday. I will post pics of both projects very soon.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

My staff and I would like to wish the members and staff at RiverCrest Golf Club a Happy Thanksgiving!

Spike,Spike,Spike

With shorter days, reduced sunlight and lower temperatures, the time the turf has to dry out increases dramatically. It is very important to facilitate drying the soil with aerification. Last week we punched the greens with bayonet tines to introduce oxygen into the soil. This vital oxygen helps the plants roots heading into winter and allows a release of undesirable gases from a saturated rootzone. After spiking the greens, we doubled rolled the next day ahead of golf and resumed mowing a day later.

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1 green completed

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