Cold Front Is Here

Burrrr has been a very popular word used today as temperatures have plummeted to highs in the 50s and lows into the 40s. This is very unusual weather this early in the year. A lot of people have asked me if this is good for the golf course or not. This weather is unbelievably good for our cool season roughs and the greens as they recover after the aeration. Not so much for the zoysia grass however. The zoysia has really started losing it's color and has slowed down growing this week as a result of the weather change. We are going to back off our mowing frequency over the next week or so as the grass slows down. Our plan this year is to stop mowing the zoysia a little earlier in the year to help it grow some leaf tissue to help protect it more over the winter months and try to minimize any winter damage. I will give more details on this once we get closer to not mowing anymore. Also this week we removed some of the native grass on the right side of #10 fairway and installed some new fescue sod. Our hope is that this change makes this hole a bit easier for everyone to find their tee shot when it goes on the right side. I have attached a picture below of the new sod. I hope everyone finds this change to be very beneficial. The greens are continuing to recover nicely after the aeration. We repaired some collar areas on the greens this week where the turf was a little weak and then once we aerified it was going to have a hard time recovering. Next week we will busy getting ready for the annual "Friends and Foes" tournament. My staff and I are looking forward to the event as it is one of our favorites to get ready for. Have a great weekend!