Nursery

Today, we resoded our nursery with new tifeagle hybrid bermudagrass.  We first killed everything that was there with roundup. Second, we cut away what was needed to be removed. We then tilled everything in with a couple yards of new white sand added to the mix, then today, we resoded it.  We will have a perrenial ryegrass collar/border around it to protect the new tifeagle from 419 encroachment.

Overseed driving range tee

This morning we started overseeding the driving range tee.  The driving range will be mats only for the next few weeks to allow proper germination. Pictured below is Jose Flores, Odilon Hernandez, Guadalupe Martinez, and Fernando Guitierrez making their first passes on the driving range tee with the drop seeder.

#3 Hogan

As we gear up for our Member/Guest Tournament, we've been staying as busy as ever trying to improve as many areas on the golf courses as we can.  To the left of number three green on the Hogan we had an area where native rock to TCCC was incorporated to improve an area beaten down by cart traffic.  The rocks looked good but to add better definition to this area we cleaned out the weeds and the rock and replaced it with a layer of mulch.

Overseeding target greens

We overseeded the target greens at the driving range today.  We first dropped seed on the target greens then spiked and watered in the seed.  For the next few days, sprinkler heads will be coming on a few times a day to help grow in overseed.

Below, Jose Flores and Jose Aguilar are seeding a target green using a drop spreader.

We then had Odilon spike the seed into the target greens.

Here is an up lose view of the overseeded area after spiking in.

We then watered in each green for ten minutes.

We should see germination taking place within the next couple of weeks.

18 bridge

We've started replacing broken planks on hole 18 Whitworth bridge and will continue to replace planks in the future on an as needed basis.

Emilio is in the background screwing in new planks in pic below.

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.