Great Weather Continues

Our summer weather continues to be outstanding as the forecast this week is looking more like spring then summer. Highs are suppose to stay in the mid to lower 80's and lows are supposed to get down into the mid 60's. This is very unusual for this time of year as I know you are all aware, but I can't remember another summer like it! Course conditions are very good right now as the turfgrass is really enjoying the cooler weather pattern. However we really could use some help from "Mother Nature" to give us a little rainfall. Areas that don't have good irrigation coverage are starting to show some drought stress from the lack of rainfall. It has been about 3 weeks or so since we have had any substantial rainfall here and the soil is starting to really dry out. Here in the turf care department we have continued to stay really busy over the last week. Sodding in the fairways and a few rough areas has continued. This has been a long process this year as the winter weather caused some more then normal turf loss, but we are making some good progress and everything we have already replaced seems to be doing great and establishing nicely. On Monday we verticutt and topdressed the greens continuing our maintenance practices to continue to have good smooth and firm putting surfaces. Another focus of ours this week is doing some spraying of some nutsedge and clover that has emerged in our roughs over the last month with the nice cool weather. This cooler weather is allowing us to shift our focus some and get a lot of little projects like spraying weeds, edging bunkers, and sand depth work in some bunkers done due to us not having to babysit the greens like we do when it is hot. I hope all of you are having a great week and are able to get out and enjoy this spring like weather!!