No that turf has not been fertilized to become that green. It has actually been sprayed with a couple different herbicides to kill the turf. As we move forward in our attempt to reduce the amount of irrigated turf areas throughout the course, one of the last steps is to kill the turf. In this particular area we will follow up with a layer of wood chips to add to the look we have on both sides of #1. We think that this will add a nice clean look to the first tee. Two of the sprinklers were also adjusted to not water this area anymore.
Along with the area on #1, here's another area between #8 green & #9 tee that we sprayed. Along with the turf being killed, two sprinkler were adjusted to water less area and one sprinkler was removed.
There is a lot of thought that goes into the areas we are removing to try and limit the impact we have on the customer. Most of the areas we are removing are located between holes or around tees.
Another project we completed this week was the moving of a sprinkler in the right rough of hole #1.
This was a simple move and helped us to keep up with our goal of moving a minimum of one sprinkler each week. This might not sound like a big goal but with a small staff and lots of other things to accomplish during the growing season this is an attainable goal for our team. With the lack of rain since the first of the year, anyplace we can reduce water only helps our bottom line.
- Posted by Austin Daniells, Golf Course Superintendent
