Week of May 8th
- matthewbehl
- May 12, 2023
- 2 min read
Temperatures this week started with some cold mornings and ended the week with a couple hot afternoons. We even had a frost delay one morning because of those low temps.
Work on the range entered its initial phases with the beginning of the bulldozing process.
The 4th gold and blue tees and 7th forward tee were both sodded this week. The ICC agronomy team will care for the sod during the establishment phase. The tees will remain closed until they are determined to be ready for play.
A new divot bottle station was installed on the tenth tee by the purple tee. This station in conjunction with the existing stations on 5 and 14 will provide golf with three locations to change out empty or low divot bottles. In preparation for some upcoming flower planting the irrigation around the clubhouse has been receiving some work. Two failed valves were replaced in the large center entrance island, one of which controls the irrigation for the front flower bed.
With temperatures starting to rise the tees received their first wetting agent application of the year. These applications help with the movement of water through the soil and makes moisture management on turf sprayed with these products easier. Included in the tee spray was a preemergent, fungicide, and insecticide. Fairways also were sprayed this week with a fungicide and an insecticide targeted at annual bluegrass weevils. These insects can cause a lot of damage to turf on a golf course and these applications are crucial this time of year. The fairway spray also included their first bit of fertility for the season.
Work on the 3rd hole also continued this week with the right side being hydroseeded. Initial sod prep work for an area on the left side of the hole was also started.
Greens received a coating of top dressing sand Monday. We were unable to top-dress greens as we normally do during aerification last week due to inclement weather. This sand was dragged and watered in and has already largely disappeared into the canopy of the green.
We once again had a rehabbed Red Tailed Hawk released on the golf course. This hawk was found in distress after ingesting a rodent that had been killed with rat poison. As a member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program we try and ensure wildlife flourishes around the golf course. Below is a video of the release.
