Big Weekend and Aerification Preparation

The hot and steamy weather has continued this week, however as I am typing this it looks like the temperatures are starting to cool off and we might actually have some rain moving into our area. Hopefully I didn't jinx it because we could really use a nice rain as I have been begging for some the past couple of weeks. We have had a very busy week here at the club and we are going to have another busy week next week. Our day yesterday was very busy as we did our final preparations for the annual Member/Pro/Guest event that was held yesterday. I was very proud of my staff as I feel they presented a very good golf course for all of the competitors. It has been a true testament to the dedication of my staff as they have been working their tails off to keep the golf course in great condition during this hot stretch of weather. Our zoysia continues to love the heat and humid conditions and the greens and rough are doing as well as expected considering the tough growing conditions that we have had over the past couple of weeks. Today we are finishing up some mowing and last minute detail items in preparation for the busy holiday weekend that is ahead. It looks like the weather is going to be great and the golf course conditions will hopefully be the same. Also we are doing some last minute preparations for our greens aerification which starts next Tuesday. Our plan is to use a combination of 1/2" and 5/8" coring tines on our greens. These are the same tines we used this spring and last year. I have attached a picture below showing the tines loaded into the aerifier. I also attached a picture of one of our sand bins full of sand and ready to go to fill the holes in one the greens. We will use roughly 75 tons of sand during our aerification. Recovery time will be roughly 10 to 14 days and the greens should be back close to 100%. The greens are ready to get some much needed oxygen down to the roots and get some fresh sand to continue to firm them up even more. I hope you have a safe and great holiday weekend and I hope to see you all on the golf course as well!