Today, we aerated a section of the fifth green. This was done to alleviate the black layer that was developing in the low spot. Black layer is an anaerobic soil condition cause by excessive moisture. All of the spring rain allowed this condition to begin. The aeration performed today allowed gas exchange and will quickly improve the area. Unfortunately, this section of 5 is prone to collecting water, so please bear with us as this will be a common occurrence if the wet weather continues.

Good morning!

We are busy this morning preparing the greens for the upcoming holiday weekend and Member/Member. The greens are being verticut, topdressed and fertilized. They maybe a little sandy and slow today, but this necessary cultural practice will set up great conditions by the weekend.

Thank you in advance!

The golf course is extremely wet. We have received over 1.5 inches of rain since this weekend

and more is on the way. Today we are venting the greens with a solid tine aeration. This process

will bring air to our roots and increase the effective surface area of the green, drying them out

sooner. Our plan is to roll and topdress tomorrow morning before the next outing. These small

hole will be almost undetectable by the weekend, and should help in firming up our greens after

all this wet weather.

Our bunker bank sod project is complete! Thanks to the hard work of the staff we were able to

freshen up the bunkers on 5, 8, 11, 13 and 18 ahead of schedule. Please give yourself relief if your ball winds up in a sod crack over the next few weeks.

Here are a few after shots of the bunkers.

This is a busy time of year on the golf course. Fall and winter projects are wrapping up,
while spring agronomy, and spring course preparations are underway. This week we are going to
improve the bunker banks on several holes. Bunker edges on 5, 8, 11 and 13 will all be improved this
week with fresh tall fescue sod. Many of these areas were originally seeded to be wispy fine fescue
and have not held up to the wear and tear of weekly mowing.

We have begun, in earnest, to improve these areas and we hope to have this project wrapped up by the
weekend. All bunkers will be marked as ground under repair until the new sod is laid. Thank you in
advance for your patience.

Tim Edwards