New bed #1

Removing some of the old, overgrown junipers on #1 and replacing with new plants for an improved look on the first hole, especially from the road.

Protecting Turf around greens

I am having the guys take pieces of lattice to turn the mowers on. This helps to decrease the amount of wear on the dormant turf outside the greens. It is a little labor intensive and time consuming, but I think it will pay off with the increased quality of the surround cut in the spring.

Greens.

Mowing greens this week they were looking pretty good. The greens that are out in the open with plenty of sunlight and air movement are doing really well. The greens that are in shade on some of the interior greens are a little further behind, but looking much better. Thinks are on schedule.

Range

Painted the target greens on the range yesterday. I wanted to get a good rate down where the color would really stand out from the tee. Now that I have an idea of what we need, I have ordered more paint to paint in a fairway through the middle of the range.

We have one section of the mat to finish on the West end then we will be ready to open as soon as the range is dry enough. It has to be a little drier than normal after a rain to open because of all the new sod.

Mowing greens

Mowed greens on Monday after a couple really nice, warm days. It's amazing how much the greens filled in with just a couple warm days. This is a good sign for spring. Once that nice weather and warm temps hit in the spring the greens should really start maturing nicely.

Spraying greens

We sprayed greens on Friday with a fungicide and some foliar fertilizer before all the warm weather hit over the weekend. I wanted to give them a head start into the weekend to take advantage of some good growing weather.

PG2

If you haven't done so lately, get up to PG2 and hit a couple of putts. It is rolling about 12.5 right not. Very fast and very smooth. Something to look forward to.

Brent Graham, CGCS
Director of Golf Maintenance
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Office: 757-258-4606
Bgraham@tworiversclub.com
Governorsland.com

Driving Range Progress

We are nearing completion on the range. Almost everything is sodded and the only thing left is to install the matting. The rain from the hurricane set us back about a week but thankfully resulted in no damage.

Wind Damage on greens

The wind from Hurricane Sandy blew some small ruts in the greens in spots where the grass had not completely grown together. It basically blew the greens mix out in some spots. We are going around and topdressing these areas before they grow over.





Brent Graham, CGCS
Director of Golf Maintenance
Two Rivers Country Club
1950 Two Rivers Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Office: 757-258-4606
Bgraham@tworiversclub.con
Governorsland.com