Big Putting Green.

We've aerified the big putting green with half inch tines this week and are now starting to walk mow the green with the mindset of opening it back up in the next week.

Here is Daniel mowing the green at .190".  Tomorrow we will lower the height to .180" with hopes of continuing to gradually lower the height of cut to facilitate opening it back up in the next week.

Whitworth aerification

We are aerifying the Whitworth golf course today.  This is aerification number two for the Whitworth this year as we will be aerifying the Whitworth three times this year.

Eagles nest

We've taken away the mud and grass away from the corner area at the eagles nest in front of the ladies restroom and added gravel, rock, and a few small mexican feather grasses.  We are hoping this will help this area drain better after a rain storm.

Cart traffic

Cart traffic is starting to show greatly around both golf courses.  Moving forward we will begin implementing a plan to limit traffic as much as possible.  Starting today, number 9 on the Whitworth will be roped off and cart path only for the next couple of weeks.  We will add more holes as more rope and stake comes in.  We will rotate holes roped off throughout the summer.

First tees.

The first tee boxes on the hogan and the Whitworth were aerified today.  Today we aerified, topdressed, fertilized, then watered in the white tee box on Whitworth and the white and blue tee box on Hogan.

Aerifying these tee boxes will help the turf plant a great deal.   Aerification helps with compaction and traffic that these tees experience.  We will continue to aerify these tee boxes more in the future to increase the overall health of the turf plant.

New drainage added

New drainage has been added behind number 4 green of the Hogan, just to the right of the back tees on number 5 of the Hogan.  This drainage will improve this always soaked area and our guys did a good job of getting it done today.

Aerification

After a delayed start due to temperatures below freezing, aerification of the Whitworth Greens is now officially under way.  Below is a pic of Daniel aerifying number 3.