All the fairways have been seeded and some are still a little slow coming up. We will continue to seed areas with a poor stand of bentgrass throughout fall.
There will not be a fairway aerification this fall due to the number of seedlings. Core aerification will be extremely stressful on new seedlings and would actually hurt the turf more than benefit at this point. Due to the past two seasons, their root systems are poor and would not withstand all the mechanical injury. We will need to ensure a healthy stand of bent before going into winter. If 2012 spring cooperates with us we will perform aerification at that time.
REMAINDER OF FALL SCHEDULE
OCTOBER 4-14 Tee core aerification- Holes will not be closed for this process, though tees
will be placed in the rough in front of tee complexes.
#13 Root Barrior will be installed this week and bed prepped for seeding. Expect this hole to be closed while installation is in progress
Greens will be solid spiked, overseeded, and topdressed. No hole closures for this process. Expect greens to be mowed at higher cuts and less frequently to allow seed development for approximately 10-18 days.
Practice green will continue to be seeded, topdressed, and fertilized. I hope to have this open soon.
Some weak areas in the rough will also be overseeded throughout this period.
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