Wet Conditions

Rain continues to fall and has caused course conditions to be pretty saturated.  Thankfully the first part of the week we were able to get the entire golf course mowed twice before today's rain that put a halt to the mowing.  We have had to do a lot of hand mowing in areas but all in all the course is in pretty good shape when it comes to clippings.  The rough is wet and thick right now and I know it is tough to play out of.  However it will start to slow down and dry out in the next couple of weeks as the rain stops and will become more playable.  Like most of you have heard me say numerous times this is a "short term pain for a long term gain" when it comes to the health of the rough once the summer  stress hits.  Being diligent with our mowing practices and our traffic control are two key reasons why I feel our rough stays healthy throughout the season.  As many of you can see the zoysia grass has really started shooting it's purple seed head and has caused the fairways to look dingy and unsightly.  This is an every year thing that happens, but it seems worse this year due to the wet conditions and not being able to mow more frequently. Our hope is to try and mow some of them late Friday if the weather cooperates.  If it rains again it will be next week before we can get the fairways mowed.  Early in the week we solid tined our greens for the first time.  We opened them up to help them dry out a bit after the rains last week and to help the oxygen continue to get down to the roots and promote root growth.  The greens responded nicely and have stayed relatively firm even with the wet conditions.  I hope everyone has a great week.  Hopefully the weather cooperates and the golf course drys and the weekend will be a nice time for all of you to come out and see us here at the club!