First League Night and Great Weather

"Mother Nature" has been really good to us over the past couple of days. We dodged some big rain over the past weekend and received just the right amount (.5") not causing  any damage on the course.  The only bad thing from that storm was it put the carts on the path for our opening weekend event and some during the actual weekend. However things have dried up nicely the carts are off the paths and maintenance team have been staying very busy.  Keeping up with the roughs has been our number one challenge.  Our mowers have been running around the clock as the conditions allow after they dried out.  Currently we are mowing the roughs 2-3 times a week to try and keep it as playable as possible.  We mowed our zoysia fairways and tees for the second time yesterday.  They are starting to grow more regularly now.  Last week's temperatures and lack of sunshine caused them to slow down a little, but this week's weather and sunshine should help them really start to grow.  Our new putting green has continued to grow and we mowed it for the first time on Monday.  The new grass has really started to fill in nicely.  We have a few areas around the edges that are lagging behind from getting washed out earlier in the spring, but they will fill in over time.  I have put a picture below showing us mowing the new green for the first time.  The greens on the golf course have finally filled in after aeration and have started to get back to their normal selves.  We applied our first growth regulator on them on Tuesday so hopefully they will start to get more consistent pace to them once this product kicks in a few days.  It is always hard after aeration and the greens heal to get them right back to having a consistent pace since we give them a bunch of fertilizer to grow and heal during the aeration.  Plus the weather and temperatures have been ideal for growth as well.  Have a great week and hope you can get out and enjoy the nice weather here at the golf course!