As we start to move into the winter months we are going to be having frost delays on a more regular basis. Every year I have members ask me why frost is so damaging. I have included a USGA video below explaining why we have frost delays and the damage that can occur if caution isn't taken. I hope this video helps explain the importance of the frost delays and I appreciate everyone's patience when frost does occur. Despite the cooler temperatures and frost the maintenance staff has been working hard and getting a lot of work done. We started our off season tree work as we removed the two dead Willow trees on the right side of #6. Also we started our annual bunker edging project where we go around to every bunker and give it a nice clean crisp edge. This project will take us a few weeks to complete as it is a slow and tedious process. Mulching and blowing of leaves has been an ongoing project as the trees are really starting to drop their leaves for the season and we have had some windy days aiding in the dropping process. We will continue to try and keep up with the leaves and blow and mulch as much as possible. On Wednesday we started our rough aerification around the green banks. The recent rain has given us some much needed moisture allowing us to be able to pull plugs in the roughs areas easier. Our plan is to finish all the green bank areas first and then move on to aerifying the cart enter/exit areas of the rough. Upcoming in the next week we will be applying our winter fertilizer application which is the last one for the year to our rough. If you haven't already I would get your winterizer application done on your home lawns before the weather conditions turn off cold and the plants can't take up the food for the winter as efficiently. Have a great weekend and how about those Kansas City Royals! Up 2-0 in the series against the New York Mets and playing unbelievable baseball. Secretly I hope they make it back to KC to clinch the title at home rather then in New York, however I won't complain either way as long as they get it done!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Frosty Mornings, Colder Temperatures, and Royals Baseball
Temperatures have continued to drop over the past couple of days. As I am sitting here writing this post we are currently experiencing our second frost of the season as low temperatures were in the low 30s. On Monday and Tuesday the club hosted the Kansas City Masters here at Wolf Creek inviting the 25 best golfers in Kansas City to compete against each other. Conditions on Monday were near perfect even with a chilly start to the day, Tuesday however was a different story as a cold front and some beneficial rain moved into the area making the course conditions cold and wet. Scores however were good and the golf course was a great test for the field, in the end Ryne Fischer took home the title shooting a two day total of 141.
As we start to move into the winter months we are going to be having frost delays on a more regular basis. Every year I have members ask me why frost is so damaging. I have included a USGA video below explaining why we have frost delays and the damage that can occur if caution isn't taken. I hope this video helps explain the importance of the frost delays and I appreciate everyone's patience when frost does occur. Despite the cooler temperatures and frost the maintenance staff has been working hard and getting a lot of work done. We started our off season tree work as we removed the two dead Willow trees on the right side of #6. Also we started our annual bunker edging project where we go around to every bunker and give it a nice clean crisp edge. This project will take us a few weeks to complete as it is a slow and tedious process. Mulching and blowing of leaves has been an ongoing project as the trees are really starting to drop their leaves for the season and we have had some windy days aiding in the dropping process. We will continue to try and keep up with the leaves and blow and mulch as much as possible. On Wednesday we started our rough aerification around the green banks. The recent rain has given us some much needed moisture allowing us to be able to pull plugs in the roughs areas easier. Our plan is to finish all the green bank areas first and then move on to aerifying the cart enter/exit areas of the rough. Upcoming in the next week we will be applying our winter fertilizer application which is the last one for the year to our rough. If you haven't already I would get your winterizer application done on your home lawns before the weather conditions turn off cold and the plants can't take up the food for the winter as efficiently. Have a great weekend and how about those Kansas City Royals! Up 2-0 in the series against the New York Mets and playing unbelievable baseball. Secretly I hope they make it back to KC to clinch the title at home rather then in New York, however I won't complain either way as long as they get it done!
As we start to move into the winter months we are going to be having frost delays on a more regular basis. Every year I have members ask me why frost is so damaging. I have included a USGA video below explaining why we have frost delays and the damage that can occur if caution isn't taken. I hope this video helps explain the importance of the frost delays and I appreciate everyone's patience when frost does occur. Despite the cooler temperatures and frost the maintenance staff has been working hard and getting a lot of work done. We started our off season tree work as we removed the two dead Willow trees on the right side of #6. Also we started our annual bunker edging project where we go around to every bunker and give it a nice clean crisp edge. This project will take us a few weeks to complete as it is a slow and tedious process. Mulching and blowing of leaves has been an ongoing project as the trees are really starting to drop their leaves for the season and we have had some windy days aiding in the dropping process. We will continue to try and keep up with the leaves and blow and mulch as much as possible. On Wednesday we started our rough aerification around the green banks. The recent rain has given us some much needed moisture allowing us to be able to pull plugs in the roughs areas easier. Our plan is to finish all the green bank areas first and then move on to aerifying the cart enter/exit areas of the rough. Upcoming in the next week we will be applying our winter fertilizer application which is the last one for the year to our rough. If you haven't already I would get your winterizer application done on your home lawns before the weather conditions turn off cold and the plants can't take up the food for the winter as efficiently. Have a great weekend and how about those Kansas City Royals! Up 2-0 in the series against the New York Mets and playing unbelievable baseball. Secretly I hope they make it back to KC to clinch the title at home rather then in New York, however I won't complain either way as long as they get it done!
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