Stretch of heat

This past weekend was a tough stretch. It was good Bermuda grass weather, but it was not good cool season turf weather. Overall, our preparation for the summer has still been successful, and the stress is not over, but the recent heat did take a toll. Mother Nature won this round, and we suffered some small areas of turf decline.

The turfgrass on the greens is capable of surviving the heat of the summer, but not thriving. It prefers 45-55 degree nights and 65-75 degree days. This past weekend was most definitely not in those ranges. Even the bent grass, which can tolerate much higher temperatures compared to the Poa annua on the greens, still had a tough time.

While none of the damage is permanent, some spots will take longer than others to heal. We are scheduled to aerate in one week, which will help. We will also make a few other small tweaks to make sure that the weakest areas recover as quickly as possible.

We are in the hottest week of the year. We continue to strive for the best conditions possible and we often must work against, or at least around what the weather is doing. We took the last few days of heat head-on and did not come out unscathed, but we will make sure that the turf bounces back.

 

Etiquette Reminder of the Month

When parking your cart at a tee or green, please keep all 4 tires on the path.

This is the same etiquette reminder we posted in April, but after seeing carts all over the grass around tees and greens it felt like time for a reminder.

Also, as part of a Golf Committee initiative to improve course etiquette, we have included links to videos teaching proper on course etiquette. Please take a moment to watch:

Ball Marks - How to properly repair

 

 

See you on the course!

Joe

jvillegas@bwrc.org