Painting Stairs

Fred and Stan are painting the steps to #15 forward tee.

Green Speed

Can you name at least ten things that affect the speed and consistency of the greens?  How about 20?
1.   Mowing frequency
2.   Height of cut
3.   Rolling
4.   Green size
5.   Drainage
6.   Moisture
7.   Shade
8.   Air flow
9.   Environmental stress
10. Growth regulators
11. Annual bluegrass seed heads
12. Fertilizer
13. Labor force size
14. Labor force training
15. Budget
16. Soil type
17. Turf species
18. Thatch layer thickness
19. Golf event calendar / schedule
20. Maintenance procedures like; aerifying, topdressing, verti-cutting, venting, hydrojecting, etc. 

Deep Tine Aerification

Aerifying fairways using solid tines, fractures the soil allowing for water and air to infiltrate the soil profile.  Compacted soils play havoc when trying to grow healthy turfgrass.  I've found aerifying in late June, early July the soil is  much harder to penetrate, the sod will lift as the tines are coming out of the ground.  The lifted sod will need rolled down and watered for proper healing. With good weather deeptine fairway aerification takes approximately 1 week to complete.

Sewer Repairs

The grounds staff is repairing four breaks in the shop's sewer line.  These breaks were caused by last falls construction on holes # 4 and # 5.

Watering New Sod

Since Eagle Golf has finished laying nearly forty two thousand square of sod on reshaped and graded areas on holes 4 and 5, the grounds staff has been kept busy hand watering sod.  Without rain newly laid sod needs to be watered daily and nursed until a good root structure takes place.   Watering will be especially important as we enter the months of July and August.

Tee Construction

New forward tee on number 9 being leveled using a laser, a one percent grade is set front to back.

New Construction

On Saturday June 4th,  Eagle Golf has started to work on the three new tees on 9, then will focus on the new fairway bunker on 5, new tee on 1 and finished the mound behind 4 tee.  Sod will be placed on most areas including the tee decks.  Estimated time to complete is four to five days.
Weather permitting!